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Trial Scheduled for Teen Charged with Statutory Rape in Connection with Phoebe Prince Massachusetts Bully Case

Posted on October 31, 2010
The Massachusetts sexual crime case against Austin Renaud, one of the ex-South Hadley High School students charged with statutory rape in the Phoebe Prince suicide-bullying case, is scheduled go to trial next year. The 18-year-old has been charged as an adult...

Chelsea Man Pleads Not Guilty to Massachusetts Murder Charge in Deadly Brawl

Posted on October 28, 2010
In Lynn District Court, Fernando Aristy, a 24-year-old Chelsea man, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of Massachusetts murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault to murder. Aristy is accused of injuring 34-year-old Peabody resident Chad McDonald so severely during a fight earlier this month that the latter never recovered...

Massachusetts Carjacking Leads To Gun And Assault Charges

Posted on October 28, 2010
Perhaps it is my fault. Maybe I have been concentrating on tales of police investigations into crimes like murder, robbery and assault, that I have neglected to remind you that the ?self-help? approach is seldom applauded in criminal justice. I know that this may be counter-intuitive for many of you, but if an unknown gentleman climbs through your window at night and, after noticing you, suddenly freezes and says, ?Oh [expletive]!?, you do not have the right to simply pick up your trusty bazooka and simply wipe him off the face of the Earth...

Boston Police Investigate Yet Another Murder, Bringing Weekly Shooting Body Count To Seven As Of Monday (CJS Perspectives ? Part II)

Posted on October 26, 2010
The news has gotten even worse. Hours after law enforcement announced that a second person shot during this weekend?s shootings had died, there was yet another fatal shooting in Boston. This shooting victim was a 30-year-old man who was shot on Geneva Avenue in Dorchester at approximately 8 p...

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Boston Police Officers Investigate Weekend Shootings And Homicide ?Again (CJS Perspectives -Part I.)

Posted on October 25, 2010
How many of you thought that the Boston police and probation officers were over-reacting when you read my blog last week about their ?late night calls? on probationers? As you may recall, it was in response to the rise of the homicide rate. Well, it would appear that these late night visits have not made that big a difference quite yet...

Chandra Levy Murder Trial Begins

Posted on October 25, 2010
With jury members now selected, opening statements are scheduled to begin in the Chandry Levy murder trial on Monday. The 24-year-old woman was murdered in 2001 after she was attacked while jogging in a park. Her body was found over a year later. At the time of her disappearance, Levy was the end of her federal internship at the U...

Attorney Sam?s Take: ?But, Officer, It Was Not My Intent To Assault Him (That Badly)!?

Posted on October 22, 2010
You may have noticed that many Massachusetts crimes are ones in which the defendant had to have had the pre-requisite intent to commit the crime. The element of intent is not, however, necessary for all criminal acts. For example, let?s say that I had a really bad day today and so, it being Friday and all, I decided to go down to my favorite watering hole and down an alcoholic beverage or five of my choosing...

Massachusetts Federal Officers Investigate The White Collar Crime Of Counterfeiting

Posted on October 21, 2010
As the Chuck Turner trial churns on, other white collar crimes are being investigated in the Commonwealth of Mass. The potential defendants include folks from all backgrounds...even the mentally impaired. Let?s turn to the town of Lowell. On Tuesday, staff at a local bank suddenly became suspicious when they came upon a rather unusual bill...

Federal White Collar Criminal Trial Exposes Inequality Between MA Prosecuting And Defending Attorneys

Posted on October 20, 2010
Sometimes, criminal justice reality in the Boston area reveals itself, as if on cue, to demonstrate points made by this daily blog. Since Friday, I have been referring to the inequality between the resources of the prosecution and the defense. Another example has presented itself during the ongoing Chuck Turner federal trial for alleged white collar crimes...

Beverly Man Pleads Not Guilty to Massachusetts Drunk Driving and Child Endangerment in Car Crash that Injured His Toddler

Posted on October 20, 2010
Dana Kessel, 40, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of Massachusetts child endangerment, third-offense drunken driving, and driving to endanger. The charges are related to a car crash that left his 2-year-old son with serious injuries. Kessel was arraigned in Salem District Court...

With Murders On The Rise ? Boston Police Seek New Ways To Arrest Those Who Violate Probation.

Posted on October 19, 2010
It is late on a fall Boston night. As your eyeballs begin their dance of slumber, a loud banging on the door shatters the peaceful quiet and wakes you up with a jolt. The baby is crying and the elderly peek out their doorway in fear. Who can it be? A violent group of thugs? Are you dreaming you are in another country where tyranny rules? No...

Jurors Already Aware Of Evidence In Corruption Case In Federal Criminal Trial

Posted on October 18, 2010
The attorneys in the Chuck Turner corruption case are expected to make opening statements today, Already, however, issues have arisen which cast doubt on Mr. Turner?s ability to have a fair trial. In other words, from the defense? view, should there be a conviction, appeal issues have already begun to present themselves...

Attorney Sam?s Take: Battle For The Boston ?Bully Pulpit? ? Prosecutors Vs. Defense Attorneys

Posted on October 15, 2010
After reading the latest supplement to the Newsweek stories on bullying, this time including only one sentence of mine, I looked to the day?s news. As usual, I was given another example of adults demonstrating the kind of civility which would make most kids blush...

Vehicular Homicides, Drunk Driving And Other Dangers On The MA Roads...Over-Emphasized?

Posted on October 14, 2010
Yesterday morning, as I was driving to the Boston Municipal Court, I received a text message from Altman & Altman?s fearless leader, Attorney Steven Altman. Uh-oh. What to do when the big man summons? Well, in this case, what I did was...nothing. In case you have not been paying attention, there is a new law in town which outlaws, among other things, texting while driving...

Teen Mother Accused of Throwing Her Newborn Baby 17-Feet Down Into Alley Pleads Not Guilty to Massachusetts Reckless Endangerment and Assault and Battery of a Child Under 14

Posted on October 14, 2010
The teen mother accused of throwing her newborn 17 feet into an East Boston Alley after giving birth to him in a bathtub on September 20 has been arraigned. In East Boston District Court on Tuesday, 18-year-old Eva Flores pleaded not guilty to the charges of Massachusetts assault and battery of a child under 14 with injuries and reckless endangerment of a child...

MA Corruption Trial Set To Start In Federal Court ? Witness Testimony Already An Issue

Posted on October 13, 2010
The federal white collar trial for City Councilor Chuck Turner is set to begin today. Already, the human drama and strategic dances have begun and nary a juror has been selected (or rejected) yet. And, actually, that?s the way it should be. The trend is for courts to try to avoid any last minute surprises during the trial...

MA Lawyers Needed To Arraign Suspects Arrested For Drugs, Sex And Racing In Impressively Named Police Investigation

Posted on October 12, 2010
Police in Springfield have Impressed criminal justice onlookers this past weekend. They went out a-hunting and made 50 arrests which should keep the local district court humming for a day or so. These arrests were for the most serious crimes, of course...

Attorney Sam?s Take: Bullying, The Law And Me

Posted on October 11, 2010
Given how this country was wrestled from the American Indian so long ago, it seems appropriate to return to the topic of bullying today on Columbus Day. As you know, schools are back in session. This subject has hit the headlines anew. If you are you waiting to hear that the efforts of our criminal justice leaders last year have paid off and so the situation is improved...

Rutgers University Students Charged with Invasion of Privacy in Tyler Clementi's Suicide Say They Didn?t Bully Him

Posted on October 09, 2010
Rutgers University freshman Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei say that they did not bully Tyler Clementi. Ravi and Wei have been charged with third- and fourth- degree invasion of privacy in the death of Clementi, who committed suicide by jumping into the Hudson River...

Mattapan Ma Murder Suspect Charged With Guns, Drugs And Theft

Posted on October 05, 2010
Kimani W., the Dorchester gentleman whom the police have arrested in connection with the four murders in Mattapan (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is on his way to court. He will be charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, marijuana and receiving a stolen motor vehicle...

Attorney Sam?s Take: The MA Miranda ? Statement Admissibility Game (Part Two)

Posted on October 02, 2010
Yesterday, we discussed whether an investigating officer?s failure to read a suspect in custody his or her Miranda Rights (hereinafter, the ?Rights?), means that the case against said suspect must be dismissed. The answer, in most cases, is no. The remedy is to suppress the statement so that the Commonwealth may not use it against the suspect at trial...

Attorney Sam?s Take: ?Does My Case Get Dismissed If The Police Did Not Read Me My Miranda Rights While Arresting Me For Murder?? (Part One)

Posted on October 01, 2010
This is a question I encounter many times from clients. People do not seem to understand the rules regarding what rights the police must read them at the time of arrest, or around that time, and what happens if they do not. The rules are the same here in Massachusetts, whether the case be for a felony like murder or a misdemeanor like shoplifting...

Woman to Plead Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Over Boston Bridal Show Scam

Posted on September 30, 2010
Karen M. Tucker, a woman accused of running a bridal show scam in Boston, has agreed to plead guilty to federal wire fraud and identity theft charges. Tucker is accused of running a company called Boston 411 in an attempt to defraud exhibitors and commercial advertisers...

MA Bullying Meets Disorderly Conduct From School Committee Meeting To Federal Court

Posted on September 29, 2010
...And so the bullying battles in South Hadley rage on. You may remember South Hadley. Last year, Phoebe Prince, new to our shores, committed suicide there. Immediately, the finger of blame was pointed at schoolmates who had been bullying her. Almost as immediately, the local District Attorney, Elizabeth Scheibel (hereinafter, the ?Heroic Prosecutor?) noticed the opportunity to make some headlines (no matter the cost) and took the extreme step of indicting those kids...

A MA State Trooper, Suspected Of OUI, Threatens Fellow Officers With Gun And Then Fires...!

Posted on September 28, 2010
In yesterday?s Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog, I discussed a bank manager and his buddy who have found themselves in the sites of the Massachusetts criminal justice system. The charge was assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, to wit a hammer and a football...

A Boston Criminal Attorney Discusses MA Assault And Battery With A Dangerous Weapon Case

Posted on September 27, 2010
Last Friday morning, Boston was the scene of an alleged attack upon a street cleaning vehicle. This was a felony ?type assault, complete with dangerous weapons. The identity of the suspects, though, might surprise you. Both gentlemen, Craig S., 23, and Piero P...

Two Men Arrested in Connection to Worcester State College Student?s Massachusetts Shooting Death

Posted on September 26, 2010
Worcester police detectives have arrested and charged two people in connection with the shooting death of Michelle Diaz. The 21-year-old Worcester State College student was sitting in her car when she was shot in the neck. She died several days after the incident...

Two Men Plead Not Guilty to Boston Assault and Battery of Street Cleaner

Posted on September 25, 2010
In Boston Municipal Court today, Piero G. Procopio and Craig S. Strasnick pleaded not guilty to Massachusetts assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charges. The two men are accused of taking a football and a hammer and attacking Warren McMasters, who drives a street cleaning truck...

Attorney Sam?s Take: Confession Of A Boston Defense Lawyer In The Face Of New Motor Vehicle Law

Posted on September 24, 2010
I have been breaking a new Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Law. Chances are, so have you. Well, that?s sort of true. Actually, the law does not go into effect until next week. September 30th to be exact. You may have seen some of the message boards that have been posted about it...

MA Students And NH Murder Defendants Need Expert Legal Attention

Posted on September 23, 2010
As I have often written, one does not always know either when there is a Massachusetts criminal investigation or even an arrest warrant in existence in one?s name. There are various ulterior motives out there by which potential witnessesare guided to give evidence against you...

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