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What is the difference between probable cause and show cause hearings in Massachusetts?

Posted on August 27, 2020
What is a show cause hearing? A show cause hearing is held before a Massachusetts district court magistrate to establish whether or not there is probable cause that you committed the crime you are accused of. In other words, the prosecution must demonstrate that the evidence shows reasonable grounds for you to be charged with […]

How Does Foreign Extradition Work In Practice?

Posted on August 11, 2020
Foreign extradition is the process by which a criminal found within the United States, is handed over to another country for the sake of criminal proceedings in that country. This process is regulated by treaty and is handled by the federal government...

Open warrant in Massachusetts? What you need to know

Posted on July 31, 2020
What is an open warrant? Open warrants give police officers the authority to arrest a specific individual. Somebody with an open warrant against them may be pulled over. When officers pull you over, they run your name through their system. If there are any open warrants against you, you will likely be arrested on the […]

What to expect at a clerk magistrates hearing in Massachusetts

Posted on July 20, 2020
Who is a clerk?s hearing available to? A Clerk?s Magistrate Hearing, also known as a Show Cause Hearing, is an incredible opportunity for you to prevent a criminal case from appearing on your criminal record (CORI). You will receive a notice to appear for a clerk?s hearing if you were not arrested and brought in […]

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What a sealed record means in Massachusetts?

Posted on July 17, 2020
Criminal records have a way of following people, making it more difficult to secure employment or many other public benefits such as public housing. The fact is: most employers do not hire people with criminal records. Parents may face issues participating in parental involvement at their children?s schools as a result of an unsealed record...

MA lab has revealed that Alcotest may have glitches in readings? What happens next?

Posted on July 08, 2020
The Office of Alcohol Testing (OAT) has now been involved in a scandal for several years for its inadequate testing and withholding of breathalyzer certifications relating to the Alcotest 9510 device. The Alcotest 9510 has been under scrutiny since 2017 when Draeger Safety Diagnostics, the manufacturer of the breathalyzers, called several thousand devices into question...

Michelle Carter Released From Prison After Serving 11 Months For Involuntary Manslaughter

Posted on January 27, 2020
Michelle Carter has been released early from prison. The case that sparked legal precedent and resulted in polarizing, nationwide discussions has once again made headlines, as Michelle Carter ? the 23-year-old Plainville, MA woman who was sentenced to manslaughter after encouraging her then-boyfriend through text messages to go through with a suicide attempt ? was […]

New Massachusetts Phone Ban While Driving Takes Effect Soon.

Posted on January 21, 2020
Governor Charlie Baker recently signed into law a new ban on using cellphones and other electronic handheld devices while driving. When it takes effect, it will change the rules of the road in Massachusetts for good ? and has plenty of implications that are important to learn...

Supreme Judicial Court overturns manslaughter charge in UMASS overdose case

Posted on October 16, 2019
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has overturned a manslaughter conviction that was handed down to a New Hampshire defendant following incidents where he, on two occasions, supplies a UMASS Amherst undergraduate student with heroin, which resulted in his eventual overdose six years ago, in October of 2013...

Another sentenced in college admissions fraud scheme

Posted on October 07, 2019
A California man has become the second affluent parent to be sentenced to serve jail time in relation to a wide-reaching fraud case involving college admissions. Devin Sloane, CEO of a Los Angeles water and wastewater treatment facility, was sentenced to serve four months, plus two years of supervised release, complete 500 hours of community […]

Attorney Sam Announces That The Massachusetts Criminal Justice System Is Fixed

Posted on April 01, 2011
It was an incredible day yesterday. I went to various locations doing my thing and learned that, apparently, everybody had been reading the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog and actually taking it to heart! I should have known something was up when I went to drop off my son at school...

MA State Police Still Investigate The Kidnapping And Murder Of Grafton?s Holly Piranien

Posted on March 31, 2011
Seventeen years ago, an unspeakable tragedy happened. It began with the disappearance of a 10-year-old-girl named Holly Piranien. It ended with news of a Sturbridge kidnapping and, apparently, a Brimfield murder. Holly had gone out to play with kittens while her family was on vacation...

Mattapan School Bus Driver Turns Traffic Citation Into Motor Vehicle Crimes

Posted on March 30, 2011
How many times have I said it? ?All it takes is one very bad day...or bad moment...or bad decision. Mattapan?s Edwin Depeize, a 63-year-old bus driver ( hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) had one such moment yesterday morning. According to reports, the Defendant, a school bus driver, was stopped by law enforcement so that he could be given a Dorchester traffic citation...

The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog Reviews Nickelodeon?s Anti-Bullying Efforts

Posted on March 29, 2011
It would appear that ?kids? media? is growing up. And the ball they are up at bat to strike is bullying. Massachusetts bullying, New York bullying and Everywhere, U.S.A. bullying. The cable channel, Nickelodeon, is the most-watched television network among kids ages 2 to 14...

Cape Cod Charity ?Angel? Is Indicted For Massachusetts Theft And Other White Collar Crimes

Posted on March 28, 2011
As Boston?s White Collar Crime Convicted Ex City Councilman Chuck Turner goes off anything-but- quietly into the federal sunset for three years, the state government?s sites now turn south. Now, Gina Clark, the controversial founder of the defunct Cape Cod charity Touched by Angels is in the prosecutorial sites...

Woburn Woman With Suspended License Leads Massachusetts Police On Chase?And Loses

Posted on March 25, 2011
Poor Louise Nelson! The 49-year-old Woburn woman (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) must have missed my approximately 450 blogs warning people about involuntary indoctrination into the ?Hey, I Bet I Can Make This Situation Worse!? club. You see, the Defendant apparently had a suspended Massachusetts driver?s license...

Springfield Arson And Related Hate Crime Conspiracy Is Brought To Trial In Federal Court

Posted on March 23, 2011
These days, it seems that crimes are prosecuted based upon two things. The first, of course, is the criminal activity itself. Sometimes, however, the motivation behind the crime is an Aggravating factor that is almost a crime unto itself. Take, for example, the tale of Michael Jacques (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) The Defendant is being prosecuted for a Springfield Arson...

Massachusetts Violent Crimes Are Down?Who Is Responsible?

Posted on March 22, 2011
Sometimes, the themes portrayed in graphic novels (the new name for comic books which sounds so much more impressive) very closely resemble those we see in daily life. Take, for example, the saga of the ?Amazing Spider-man?. For those of you ignorant of his story, he was created years ago by Marvel Comics as the first ?anti-hero?...

The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog Discusses Cross-Examination, Insanity And New England Murder

Posted on March 21, 2011
On Friday, we began talking about the testimony of New Hampshire murder suspect Christopher Gribble (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) on direct examination. I told you that I would discuss his cross examination today. As I also told you, I am not expert on New Hampshire law...

The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog Discusses A Gruesome New Hampshire Murder , Insanity And Direct Examination

Posted on March 19, 2011
It is too bad that there are no awards shows for the criminal justice system. A couple of years ago, The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog began presenting virtual memberships to the ?Hey, I Bet I Can Make This Situation Worse!? club. Maybe we should revisit it...

Newton Man Fires Gun Into Store And Needs Massachusetts Criminal Attorney -Fast

Posted on March 17, 2011
Hello. How is your Saint Patrick?s/Evacuation Day going? Various Massachusetts policepeople are particularly on guard today against people who might stereotypically drink alittle too much. Folks do strange things when they are drunk, and this blog has discussed many such incidents...

Criminal Defendants From Medford To Milton Learn Lessons About OUI, Assault And Dangerous Weapons

Posted on March 16, 2011
Yesterday, Wayne Leduc, 40, of Milton (hereinafter, ?Trooper Crasher?) pleaded not guilty to charges of drunk driving and operating to endanger and went home after posting bail. One would hope that he was not his own transportation home, Either way, he had better be careful out there...

Massachusetts Convict, ?Clark Rockefeller?, Adds The Charge Of Murder To His Prior Accomplishments Of Kidnapping And Assault

Posted on March 16, 2011
You might think that the new charges being brought against the man who calls himself ?Clark Rockefeller? is likely to be called ?The State of California vs. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter?. It is likely, however, to have the subtitle of ?Clark Rockefeller vs...

Dorchester Gentleman Is Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Intimidating Witnesses In Drug And Attempted Murder Matters

Posted on March 14, 2011
We have discussed the matter of witness intimidation many times on this blog. This blog?s main purpose is to peel back the curtain of mystery on our criminal justice system and how it impacts you. For example, I have often pointed out how broad a law may be applied in court...

Foxboro Seeks New Bill To Prosecute Drunken And Disorderly Conduct

Posted on March 10, 2011
Foxboro is apparently tired of public drunkenness. And, as we all know, when we decide we are against something...we push to make it illegal. Even if it already is basically illegal!! Folks in Foxboro are now pushing to outlaw public drunkenness. The move is supported by many, including the parents of a young woman who was killed in 2008 after tailgating at Gillette Stadium...

Chelsea Man Is Found In Hospital And Arrested For Murder And Assault With Intent To Murder? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on March 09, 2011
Chelsea Massachusetts was the scene of a violent bloody altercation on Friday. Oscar Guttierez-Nunes, a 27-year-old Chelsea man (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) has been arrested and charged in said altercation. By the end of the altercation, one man was apparently dead and two others were wounded...

A Boston Doctor, Accused Of Sex Crimes Against Children, Takes His Own Life? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on March 08, 2011
Today?s blog is a reminder. It is a reminder to those of us, in and out of the trenches of criminal justice about reality. We often proclaim that facing a criminal allegation, so long as the accused does not end up spending too many years in jail,is ?no harm, no foul?...

Melrose Driver In Lynnfield Accident Is Arrested For OUI, Drug Possession And Motor Vehicle Homicide ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on March 07, 2011
Wiilliam J. Halpin III, a 25-year-old Melrose man (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is likely not looking toward this week with glee. According to the Commonwealth, he was a bit too gleeful Friday night. Self-induced narcotic-type of gleeful. In other words, he is accused of driving his SUV under the influence of drugs...

Appeal To SJC Successful As Court Overturns Failure To Register Conviction For Boston Serial Sex Offender ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on March 04, 2011
It?s stories like this that helps me love what I do for a living; you just never know what is going to happen next! Just when we see debacles like the one surrounding the Parole Board because of a recent police killing, and we see the predictable scurrying about by prosecutorial politicians to make sure that they cannot be splattered with blame, the Supreme Judicial Court takes the opposite tact...

Massachusetts College Professor And Law Student Face Criminal Charges Ranging From Assault, Guns And White Collar Crime ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on March 03, 2011
This week has not been a good one as far as the reputation of ?higher learning? is concerned...and, for once, it had nothing to do with either drugs or bullying! First of all, there is the case of Falmouth?s own Luk Van Parijs (hereinafter, ?Penalized Prof...