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Danvers Man Faces Dangerousness Hearing For Drug, OUI, Assault And Kidnapping Charges In Domestic Violence Case ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on March 02, 2011
This week is a big one for Danvers?s own Nathaniel Hudon, the 31 year-old- man who is now referred to as ?the Defendant?. He began the week in custody and remains there awaiting a ?Dangerousness Hearing? scheduled for tomorrow. Reports have it that he was under the influence of cocaine and alcohol and may have believed he was going to heaven to meet God, when he abducted his ex-girlfriend early Saturday...

Lynn Woman Strikes Perpetrator With Rod And Prevents Robbery ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on March 02, 2011
We seem to be living in the time of the realistic hero. Last year, ?Kick-Ass?, a movie about a young man who decided to become a superhero was very popular. More recently, ?The Green Hornet? was revisited, now as a semi-comedy, with a more realistic feel as the Green Hornet and Kato are now average guys just trying to ?help out?...

Dorchester Man Is Murdered While Neighbor Buries The Sounds Of Domestic Violence Out With Music ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on March 01, 2011
Last week, we discussed the story of a Dorchester woman who had allegedly been involved in a matter of deadly domestic violence. According to the Commonwealth, the result was murder and 28-year-old Dorchester woman Cherry Clinton (hereinafter, the ?Defendant? was charged with stabbing her former boyfriend to death with a knife...

18-Year-Old Lynn Man Faces Criminal Charges For Weapons...To Wit: Explosives ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 25, 2011
Recently, I was discussing a case with a client who was charged with possessing drugs with the intent to distribute in a school zone. It became clear that he had suddenly come into contact with the need to express a certain confusion. It happened just after I explained to him, once again, that the School Zone count carried a mandatory minimum sentence of two years...

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Gloucester Fisherman Is Indicted For Assaul And Sex Crimes In Connection With Political Debate? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 24, 2011
We celebrate Valentine?s Day in February here in the Commonwealth. So, surely that cannot explain what allegedly passed for wisdom on the part of 49-year-old Gloucester fisherman, John Cusick, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) in his behavior this summer when dealing with a certain federal fishing monitor...

North Central MA Is Scene Of Police Shooting Death In Drug Investigation ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 23, 2011
In Massachusetts, anything can be considered a dangerous weapon if it is used to commit assault and battery or homicide. We have discussed this many times. There are things, however, that should be clear to anyone to be a potential weapon. This would include an automobile and a gun...

Springfield Man Murdered In Domestic Violence Incident ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 22, 2011
While the investigation is still pending, police have already decided that a Springfield man lost his life to his live-in companion. The police responded to the home of 45-year-old Joel Echols shortly before midnight on Friday. They found Mr. Echols suffering from various stab wounds...

Massachusetts Homicide And/Or Assault Charges May Issue Against MBTA Drivers ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 21, 2011
Happy President?s Day! I see that the Commonwealth has been celebrating the long weekend by making all presidents, both past and present, grateful that they no longer need to ride public transportation. Let?s first turn to Lynn first. There, an MBTA bus driver has been suspended after allegedly having a bit of an issue with a passing vehicle...

Boston Police Department Investigates Officers For Court Misconduct ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 19, 2011
I guess it is a good thing that I am vacationing in New York as I write this; the Boston Police Department just broken my heart! Imagine my excitement after all the blogs I have written about police misconduct...particularly the off-an-on relationship law enforcement seems to have on the stand when it comes time to testify...

Revere Man Charged With OUI Plowing And Assault With A Dangerous Weapon (The Plow) ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 17, 2011
This winter has presented us with various seasonal weathers...from seemingly Alaskan blizzards to mild Massachusetts spring. It is enough to confuse and to irritate anyone. Apparently, Michael Ciarlone, a 54 year-old Revere gentleman (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?), is someone who indeed lost his ?cool?...

North Andover Coach Is Arrested For Child Pornography And May Be Defeated By Search And Seizure Trap ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 16, 2011
While it is true that the duties of a good coach exist both on the field and off, North Andover 60-year-old high school wrestling coach David Castricone (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) has learned that they do not extend to the locker room. The locker room of the opposite sex, at least...

Roslindale Man Is Charged With Leaving The Scene Of An Accident And Vehicular Homicide In Boston ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 15, 2011
A Roslindale man has allegedly learned a criminal justice lesson on the topic of hit-and-run accidents. Namely, you can hit. You can run. But you cannot hide. Colin Ratiu, 23 (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is the=is unfortunate driver according to the Commonwealth ...

Malden Armed Robbery Sting Operation Yields Three Arrests ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 14, 2011
Sting operations in Massachusetts are not uncommon. They are employed by law enforcement to investigate various types of crimes from drug dealing to prostitution. Oh yes. And guns. Robert C. Kenney, 56, Christopher P. Littlejohn, 30, and Ramone Arakelow, 34, all from Beverly, (collectively, the ?Defendants?) have now learned this lesson...

Duxbury Woman Is Assaulted By Hanover Drunk Driver ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 11, 2011
Mike Hennebury, a 37-year-old man from Hanover (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is in trouble as this week comes to a close. According to the police, the Defendant was on his merry way Tuesday night, driving drunk, when he ran off the road. Say what you will about the Defendant, he is apparently consistent...

Former South Hadley Prosecutor Testifies At Boston Bullying Hearing ? Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 10, 2011
How do former Massachusetts prosecutorial politicians and general politicians admit that they were wrong? Well, they don?t. They simply, and quietly, try to seek a ?do over?, as young kids would say. And so it was that former South Hadley prosecutor, Elizabeth Scheibel (hereinafter, ?EXDA?), joined with others yesterday to address the fact that her and other heroic (and speedy) legislators? measures regarding bullying do not seem to be working very well...

Boston Area Men Are Arrested For Drug-Related Arson-Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 09, 2011
The Boston Housing Authority has had to close a nine-unit building for repairs, displacing nine families after three men allegedly set fire to a unit at the Bunker Hill housing development this week. The police say that the intended victims escaped through a window...

Massachusetts School Districts Break Bullying Law-Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 08, 2011
Massachusetts bullying is not simply old news these days. As predicted, many people have made the mistake of assuming that the rushed so-called ?anti-bullying? statute would solve the problem. They figured that the schools, following the clear guidance our elected officials presented would take care of it...

Dorchester College Student Is Arrested For Bringing Gun To School

Posted on February 07, 2011
A Dorchester college student is currently being held without bail after being arraigned at Dedham District Court. According to law enforcement, the lad, Darryl Max Dookhran, 18, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) was carrying a semi-automatic firearm in his backpack at Massachusetts Bay Community College in According to the Wellesley police, detectives acted on a tip that the Defendant had the gun...

Arrested In Boston For Drunk Driving With A Little Warrant In Between- Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 04, 2011
Boston police got a 2-for-1 bargain earlier this week in the area of drunk driving. They stopped an automobile near Columbia Road and Holden Street in Roxbury. It was initially stopped, according to law enforcement, because it had not stopped at a red light...

Police Seek Dorchester Burglary Suspect Who?s Phone May Turn Him In - Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 03, 2011
An unnamed gentleman was apparently going about his business in Dorchester Monday. Said business is known as "home invasion". The break-in was on Beaumont Street and took place on Monday morning while the occupants were out. One was at work and the other...

Boston Mass Assault Results In Multi-Defendant Murder Trial- Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 02, 2011
Two years ago, a group of men capped off a friend?s funeral by allegedly committing murder. These gentlemen were in South Boston and are now hereinafter referred to, collectively, as the ?Defendants?. It was August, 2009, and the Defendants, dressed in their red tuxedos had apparently decided to go ?clubbing? to drown their sorrows after the funeral...

Medford Woman Arrested For Domestic Assault Turned Homicide-Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on February 01, 2011
There are certain times that tend to promote domestic violence. Assault cases between family members, for example, seem to rise around the holidays. Is it the drinking? The being cooped up with one?s loved ones that makes one want to kill them? This varies...

Milford Sleepy Driver Charged With Driving To Endanger - Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on January 31, 2011
This past year, there was a lot of attention paid to Massachusetts drunk drivers and those who drive negligently. For example, a new law was passed to prevent people from texting while driving. We also had more than our fair share of vehicular homicide cases, including the killing of a police officer due to Massachusetts motor vehicle crimes...

Fall River Man Released In Boston Murder But Held On Drug Charges- Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on January 28, 2011
It would appear that Fall River?s Shawn Drumgold, 45, (hereinafter the ?Defendant?) has clutched defeat out of the jaws of victory. He was once wrongfully convicted of a 1988 Boston murder. He ended up being exonerated and released. He then even won a lawsuit, and a $14 million judgment for said conviction...

Swampscott And Marblehead Explode Into High School Student Violence- Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on January 27, 2011
Marblehead Massachusetts is not normally thought of as the assault capital of the Commonwealth. Neither is Swampscott for that matter. However, one week ago today, there was an explosion of violence between kids from these towns...complete with dangerous weapons...

Chuck Turner Is Sentenced In Boston?s Federal Court For White Collar Crimes- Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on January 26, 2011
Chuck Turner (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) faced the federal judge yesterday. Finally, after listening to lord knows how many hours from the Defendant, the judge got to have his say. It was sentencing day for the Defendant. The final act of the recent federal trial during which a jury found him guilty of white collar crmes The defense argued for leniency for the 70-year-old civil rights crusader...

Boston Governor Proposes The Elimination Of Sufficient Legal Representation For Indigent Defendants- Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on January 25, 2011
?And as we prance away from acknowledging the realities of the criminal justice system, we dance along with Governor Deval Patrick. His new proposed dance-step bows politely to law enforcement. It?s a nice dance, really. The only people likely to be hurt are the poor and disenfranchised...

Boston Police Demonstrate Arrest Procedures In Wake Of Roxbury Juvenile Beating- Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on January 24, 2011
The Boston Police Department (hereinafter, the ?Department?) has taken a large, and very laudable, step forward . They are realizing that if they want to be a trusted, and effective, member of the community, they have to communicate with said community...

Boston Robbery Suspect Gets Robbery Charges Dropped Yet Held On Parole Violation- Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on January 21, 2011
Well, Gerald M. Hill, 48, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) got good news and bad news yesterday at Boston?s Suffolk Superior Court. The good news? The robbery charges against him have been dropped. The bad news? He?s going back to jail, perhaps for life, anyway...

Mattapan Suspect Arraigned In Boston Superior Court For Home Invasion And Drugs But Not Murder- Attorney Sam?s Take

Posted on January 20, 2011
It may take awhile for felony prosecutions to come, but, usually, when the police painstakingly take their time in their investigation, suspects emerge. This is being played out in Boston?s Suffolk Superior Court. Kimani Washington, 35 (hereinafter the ?Defendant?), has been arrested in connection with the quadruple homicide in Mattapan in September...

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