If you thought you heard a familiar voice and name (mine) on WBZ radio today, you were correct. I was interviewed about today’s Kerrigan verdict. As you know, Mark Kerrigan, brother of famous Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan and hereinafter the “Defendant”, has been on trial in Middlesex County Superior Court…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Boston has ruled in favor of the prosecution. The type of case? Operating under the influence. As you may know, when one is pulled over by police, and suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, one is offered the opportunity to…
Michael Varano, 52, of Bridgewater (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) and his son are now facing criminal charges. It was a Massachusetts theft. The victim? A local church. According to the Commonwealth, the Defendant and his 11-year-old son are accused of a Brockton burglary at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish and stealing food…
When we began discussing the tragic tale of Julianne McCrery (hereinafter, the “Defendant”), we concentrated on the Massachusetts outstanding warrant issues. Now, we look at the issues surrounding the apparent homicide of her little boy. She has been arraigned on second-degree murder charges in New Hampshire for killing her child,…
Not many cases are as tragic, from any perspective, as the drama being played out in Concord today. I am referring to Julianne McCrery, 42, who will soon need an experienced homicide attorney in New Hampshire. She was arrested in Chelmsford, is held as a fugitive and is hereinafter referred…
The trial of Mark Kerrigan continues at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn today. As you no doubt recall, Mark Kerrigan is the brother of Nancy Kerrigan, renown Olympic skater. She has had her own previous dealings with the criminal justice system…as a complainant. This time, she is supporting the defendant,…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, 62, began this week facing a judge in a New York courthouse. He is the head of the International Money Fund, a married father of four and has a reputation that has brought him the nickname of “the great seducer.” He is also, hereinafter, known as the “Defendant”.…
The mean streets of the Commonwealth were especially mean this past week and weekend. A Bedford man was run down and killed during an alleged Burlington drunk driving crash. Further, a resident of a homeless shelter was apparently fatally stabbed near a hospital during a Boston murder. Finally, a man…
Most of you are no doubt familier with the song, “Take Me Out To The Ball Game“. Well, today’s blog is about someone who thought it would be better if they offered that the ball game would come to others…piece by piece. Nahant resident Jamie Pritchard Holland, 32, (hereinafter, “Suffolk…
As a Boston criminal defense attorney, I have to tell you that there seem to be more and more of these cases. Folks in fairly responsible positions are finding themselves charged with the Massachusetts possession of child pornography. This time, the gentleman hereinafter referred to as the “Defendant” is Jared…