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South Of Boston District Attorney?s Office Policy Means A Decade In Prison For Drugs And Guns Defendant

By Altman & Altman

The new changes in the Massachusetts drug laws will not help one gentleman from Fall River. It might not happen in Boston, but New Bedford?s District Attorney has a policy that means bad news for defendants possessing drugs and guns. The result? A decade behind bars. William T., 30, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) was convicted last Monday in New Bedford Superior Court on various Massachusetts drug charges, such as trafficking Class B drugs over 100 grams, trafficking Class B drugs over 14 grams and possession of marijuana to distribute, as well as possession of an illegal firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device after pleading guilty. Superior Court Judge Richard Moses sentenced the Defendant to 10 years for the drug trafficking charge, and a three-year sentence to run concurrently on the Massachusetts firearm charges...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on February 17, 2009 (boomark / email).