Today’s story comes to us from the Cape. Barnstable, to be exact. It is a story of theft. Grand larceny theft. Felony theft. Arthur Souza, 52, (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is a Barnstable gentleman who has been indicted for stealing valuable books from several Cape Cod libraries. He faces various counts…
Yesterday, we discussed modern technology and how it helps the Commonwealth in its endless pursuit of….well…..you, if you happen to have a Massachusetts outstanding warrant. When we left off, the question was posed of whether or not someone who is out of state, or out of country, can address an…
It’s likely that, at this moment, there is a man sitting in prison, craving sound legal advice, and thinking to himself, “Maybe I shouldn’t have been trafficking heroin on Interstate 93 … with illegal tints.” A routine traffic stop by Trooper Daniel Dorion, triggered by overly tinted windows, became an…
Through my various Attorney Sam Take blogs, I have tried to inform you of the realities of the criminal justice system. For the most part, I have concentrated on the participants, policies and statute involved. You should know, however, that what those participants do, and how criminal statutes are enforced,…
You have no doubt been following the case of the 26-year-old lad shot and killed by Boston police officers earlier this week. His name has now been revealed by his apparent stepfather as Burrell Ramsey-White. We will simply refer to him as the “Deceased”. As you probably already know, the…
Andrew J. Myers is in a great deal of trouble. He lives in Worcester County’s Whitinsville Village He leads a Boy Scout troop, teaches in the Northbridge school system and has served on its school committee. He is a 34-year-old attorney who is hereinafter referred to as the “Defendant”. The…
A Massachusetts Administrative Judge, Cheryl Jacques (hereinafter, thru “Defendant”), should be a bit relieved today. West Newton District Court Judge Dyanne J. Klein has allowed a motion made by the prosecution to dismiss the criminal charges against her. In fact, The Defendant’s attorney announced, “I know that Judge Jacques is…
Well, the bad news from Boston’s law enforcement is that, despite all the information and conclusion of “gang activity” in connection with the killings of three females a little over a week ago…nobody has been arrested. On the other hand, Boston can now turn to the city of Cambridge as…
When we left off on Friday, we were discussing the recent Supreme Judicial Court ruling regarding investigations into judicial contemplation in certain cases. How does such an investigation get started? How do you think it gets started? Attorney Sam’s Take On How Judicial Investigations Get Started You know, it is…
Finally, there is some judicial pushback on what my various Attorney Sam’s Take comments has been screaming about. At least, perhaps it is a start. Maybe. It involves an appeal from the prosecution’s side. It failed. Boston’s Supreme Judicial Court, the state’s highest court, ruled last Friday that judges cannot…