Do you still wonder why Massachusetts law enforcement come in with a strong need to maintain control of a situation when dealing with a Boston domestic violence call? Maybe today’s blog will convince you. Meet Boston police officer Shawn Marando, hereinafter, the “Officer”, 13-year veteran and an officer who teaches…
It is the fifth Brockton homicide this year so far. 19-year-old Brockton resident Frank J. Webb (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is learning that “accidents happen” is not a defense in murder cases. Particularly when said alleged accident takes place while one is breaking the law anyway. When Massachusetts weapons are involved,…
Today, Boston’s federal court has a jury that has begun deliberations. It is the jury which has been sitting through the Sal DiMasi corruption trial. They will review the evidence. They will review the law. Many of the factual issues are in dispute between the various defense attorneys and the…
We have been talking about juries and their deliberations. Sal DiMasi will be sitting in the hot seat as a Boston federal jury determines his fate next week. As you may have heard, the judge has handed down to the attorneys a draft of the jury instructions he intends to…
The scene is Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Massachusetts. It is a Boston murder trial. Shawn “Shanks” Daughtry of Roxbury is the 32-year-old gentleman hereinafter referred to as the “Defendant”. He is accused of shooting two people on September 20, 2007. One of them died. The other was the deceased’s…
Hey, anybody out there remember Boston’s own Eliezer Gonzalez? Mr. Gonzalez, formerly a Boston police officer and hereinafter the “Defendant” has brought to a close his federal criminal case. His case involved white collar crime. The Defendant was accused of faking injuries and fraudulently collecting injury leave pay. According to…
Last week, we discussed the recent melee that occurred at Boston’s Carson Beach. What really transpired depends on who you ask. If you ask the Massachusetts State Police, you will hear tales of Boston gang-related violence. You might imagine you would hear of Massachusetts weapons like guns, knives or, at…
It is not every day that we see law enforcement respond to a melee with yey more confusion. It would appear, however, that this is what happened at the recent Carson Beach South Boston assault and battery happenings this past weekend. in fact., while the state police opine that the…
Cara Della Barba is a 28-year-old finance manager at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. If you look at the photo of her in court, you would think she was one of the Boston criminal attorneys. You would not suspect that she is hereinafter referred to as the “Defendant”. But she…
An East Boston High student may be wondering whether honesty is truly the best policy. The Roxbury resident is a 17-year-old young man whom we will refer to hereinafter as the “Defendant”. He came into contact with law enforcement last Thursday when he entered his school at about 12:30 p.m.…