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Boston Nightclub Owner Is Arrested For ?Intimidating? The Police In Shooting Case

By Altman & Altman

Hey, remember the old days when a person actually did not have to talk to the police if he did not want to? Those were the days when we had the right to remain silent and?wait a minute. That?s today. So, now I am confused. Why is someone in the Boston area in need of a criminal defense attorney because of his dealings with the police? I mean, if you can refuse to talk to the police officers, you can lie alittle to protect yourself, can?t you? After all, the law is clear that the police are allowed to lie to non-police types. Fair is fair, right? Uhh?.no. Actually, that would be a felony. It is a lesson that a co-owner of a Boston nightclub, Shawn D. 29, of Billerica (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is learning. He has been indicted for allegedly destroying evidence and lying to Boston police as they investigated a shooting outside his nightclub on New Year?s Day.continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on July 15, 2009 (boomark / email).