Early last Wednesday morning was a busy time for the Boston Police Department. As a result, three gentlemen from Dorchester, Roxbury and West Roxbury now face various criminal charges in connection with various Massachusetts felonies. It was last Wednesday morning, prior to 1:00 a.m. An officer says he heard shots…
Even a Boston criminal lawyer sometimes has to be reminded to do his homework sometimes. It would seem that it is a lesson that the Boston Globe might want to observe as well. Over the last two days, I have been unfairly blasting WBZ political commentator Jon Keller. Among other…
Tonight is Halloween in Massachusetts. Well, except for the various cities and towns who have had to move the festivities to later because of this weekend’s weather issues. Now, I don’t want to rain on anybody’s parade, and, hey, I enjoy seeing the celebrations of monsters, mass murderers and creatures…
On Monday, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog broke the news that Attorney General Martha Coakley was about to meet with the legislature with recommendations in connection with the legal abomination our representatives passed into law last year about Massachusetts bullying. Ever the optimist, I actually hoped that perhaps she would…
Over the past week, there has been a lot of news concerning sexual assaults, or attempts thereof, in Somerville, Medford and elsewhere. As a result, law enforcement is looking into any possible connection between the various Massachusetts assaults In case you do not know, Somerville and Medford neighbor one another…
It is a topic that has seemed to fade from the spotlight…for all but those who truly suffer under the Massachusetts assaults, destruction of property and harassment that fall under the topic of bullying. Not so long ago, it was a wonderful political football regarding which the law enforcement community…
Sometimes, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog covers a story about a Massachusetts rape. Other times, it is an internet crime. Still others, it is a white collar crime. 19-year-old Tewksbury gentleman Thomas Hutchinson (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) has now been indicted for all three, as well as other charges, by a…
Legal history is being played out again in Newark, New Jersey. The famous late trial attorney Clarence Darrow who handled ground-breaking cases like the Scopes (Monkey) Trial (as depicted in many movies and the film “Inherit The Wind”) was not only a renown criminal defense attorney. He was also a…
On Saturday night, a 31-year old woman was jogging on the Esplanade. Suddenly, she reports that a gang of men surrounded and attacked her. Apparently, she was able to escape the men after having been punched twice in the head. She says that the men had been standing around and…
The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog has begun to more fully discuss the parameters of Massachusetts assault and battery. What will surprise you is how slight touching can result in such a criminal charge. But first, let’s look at a gentleman from Lawrence who is finding out that, sometimes a simple…