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Boston Area Ex-Cop threatens to kill police and winds up on the side of the aisle with the defense lawyer

Posted on January 06, 2009
Yesterday, it was a former Boston police officer who found himself on the other side of the criminal justice aisle needing a criminal lawyer. Ex-Boston Police Officer Isaac T., 43, of Arlington (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) ?s legal problems began in the early morning hours of this past Saturday when he was allegedly observed to be drunk and carrying a BPD badge and a loaded 9 mm handgun when he was arrested at a Dorchester bar...

Metro Boston Fugitive Sought For Assault Survives To Face A Judge And Hire A Lawyer

Posted on January 05, 2009
Boston-area police were worried that they were going to have another death on their hands. Hosea R., 33, of Newton (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?), was being sought after beating a woman in her West Roxbury home early Saturday. As he eluded police, they worried he might end up needing a coroner instead of a lawyer as they feared he would try to commit ?suicide by cop?...

Samuel?s Take: A Boston Drunk Driving Verdict From An Experienced Defense Lawyer?s Files

Posted on January 02, 2009
Happy new year to you all. In each daily installment of the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog, I tell you that, should you have reason to believe that someone is mentally measuring you for a pair of the Commonwealth?s bracelets of shame and a warm cell, you should engage an experienced criminal defense attorney...

Investigations Continue Into Robberies And Murder ? Boston Police Give One Suspect Video Fame, The Other Cuffs And A Lawyer

Posted on December 31, 2008
As 2008 comes to a close, the Boston Police Department are still pursuing suspects, wherever they might be. Two such investigations have focused a spotlight on those sought in attempts to give them a warm place to stay for the holidays and a lawyer to talk to for company...

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Defendant?s Lawyer Argues That Boston Area Client Who Killed Boyfriend Is The Victim

Posted on December 30, 2008
Slightly north of Boston, this week began with another romantic entanglement that spilled into the halls of justice. This time, it was substantially more tragic than our tale in yesterday?s daily blog. This time, somebody died. The prosecutor says that the killer is a criminal...

Boston Area Nanny Accused Of Kidnapping Baby, But It Is Not Her Who Needs The Criminal Lawyer

Posted on December 29, 2008
It may be that the Boston area is simply a dangerous place for a nanny. Several years ago, we had that case in Cambridge where a British nanny was accused (and, actually, convicted) of killing a baby. The case made international headlines. She did have an extremely experienced criminal lawyer on her side and...

Pelham, Massachusetts Police Chief Pleads Not Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter in 8-Year-old?s Uzi Death

Posted on December 28, 2008
Pelham Police Chief Edward Fleury has pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the Christopher Bizilj. The boy, 8, died after he accidentally shot himself with an Uzi at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo in Westfield, Massachusetts...

Call His Defense Attorney - Outside Boston Warrant Collector Is Back!

Posted on December 26, 2008
You know, it is not just Metro Boston law enforcement who know how to investigate. They are all trained to do it. That is why I keep telling you not to try to outwit them because you are not likely to succeed. Keep quiet, comply and get a criminal defense lawyer...

Love, Drugs, Sex, And Violence Outside Of Boston ? Defense Attorney?s Needed

Posted on December 24, 2008
Lack of good judgment, while not a crime in itself, easily causes arrests. Here are two stories from the Boston area which illustrate this point and show how bad judgment can be expensive in the way of time, money, stress and the overall need for a defense attorney...

North Of Boston, A Convicted Drunk Driver Believes She Has Gotten A Gift?But Turns Out To Need A Defense Attorney To Go Along With It

Posted on December 23, 2008
North of Boston, Evelyn C., 74, (hereinafter the ?Defendant?) thought she had reason to celebrate. Instead, she found that the gift she thought received from the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) necessitated a little something extra?namely, a criminal defense lawyer You see, like many of us, she was driving around the morning of December 17th...

North Of Boston Gentleman Possesses Weapons That Any Defense Attorney Could Have Told Him He Was Not Allowed To Posess After A History Beating People With Them

Posted on December 22, 2008
How did you begin your weekend? I began mine by driving to court in Boston, doing other lawyer-like things at the office and then running home to ?hunker down?, as the radio told me to do, because of the impending snow. I also dug out my car a couple dozen times...

16-Year-Old Massachusetts Murder Victim?s 13-Year-Old Half Brother is One of the Suspects Charged with His Slaying

Posted on December 21, 2008
In Massachusetts, two Cape Cod teenagers and an adult were arrested for the murder of 16-year-old Jordan Mendes. Kevin Ribiero and Mykel Mendes, who are both 13, were charged with armed robbery and murder in juvenile court. Robert Vacher, 20, was charged with armed robbery and first-degree murder as an adult...

The Love-lorn North Of Boston Come To Blows And Need Defense Attorneys

Posted on December 19, 2008
In the north of Boston, there is a little city called Salem, Massachusetts. Salem is a fun place with its own claims to excitement. A number of years ago, for example, we used to hang people for being witches. Next to Salem, is Lynn. Perhaps for more mundane reasons, Lynn tends to be a rather exciting place to live too as we have discussed in the this daily blog many times...

Haleigh Poutre?s Stepdad is Sentenced to 12 ? 15 Years in Prison for Assault and Battery Convictions Related to Massachusetts Child Abuse Case

Posted on December 19, 2008
In Massachusetts, the stepfather of 14-year-old Haleigh Poutre was sentenced to 12 ? 15 years in state prison for his role in a near fatal 2005 beating that left the girl in a coma and with a permanent brain injury. Jason Strickland, 34, was convicted of two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, and one count of assault and battery...

A Man And A Scam Have Brought Boston?s Philanthropic Community, Among Others, To Its Knees And So We Seek Additional Targets For Blame And Sources Of Money. Break Out The Defense Attorneys! (The Madoff Nightmare, Part Two)

Posted on December 18, 2008
Let the games begin! As local as Boston and as distant as the globe will reach! The adventure of pointing fingers and looking for bodies to blame, as expected, has begun. Defense Attorneys for everybody! Everybody pays! Bernard Madoff (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?), talking in 2001 about what fed the Internet bubble said "You had a lot of novice investors who got into the market looking for easy money, without any regard to the fundamentals...

Plainville Man to be Charged in Massachusetts High School Senior Taylor Meyer?s Drinking Death

Posted on December 17, 2008
In Massachusetts, Plainville investigators are seeking to charge a 19-year-old man with purchasing alcohol as a minor and procuring alcohol for a minor. According to Plainville Police Lt. Jim Alfred, Brian Zuzick is alleged to have asked a 21-year-old North Attleboro friend to buy alcohol for Zuzick?s sister Paige and 17-year-old Taylor Meyer...

Boston Is Hit, Along With The Rest Of The Country, By Financial Guru And His Use Of A Boston-Originated Method Of Fraud (The Madoff Nightmare Part One)

Posted on December 16, 2008
This holiday season, so many religions and traditions call for gift-giving. Sometimes, those gifts are a big surprise. One gentleman from out of state has been given a surprise gift from the government because of the gifts he has given throughout the country, including the Boston area, big time...

SamuelsTake: Boston Criminal Lawyer Sends Regrets

Posted on December 15, 2008
Good Monday morning to you, Boston and environs. I hope you are free, recovered from last week's ice storms and ready to begin a new week. Hopefully you are greeting another week without the need for a criminal defense attorney. Yet. Unfortunately, there will be no "regular" blog today...

North Of Boston Does Its Best To Catch Up To Boston Proper?s Busy Drug Trade

Posted on December 12, 2008
Taghi T., 28, of Boston, (hereinafter, ?Defendant 1?) was awaiting his mail on Wednesday. He did not realize that a criminal defense attorney would need to be involved. Apparently, he should have. Law Enforcement had intercepted the parcel and when Defendant 1 went to UPS in downtown Boston to claim it, he received the Commonwealth Bracelets of Shame instead...

Massachusetts State Trooper And Proclaimed Scourge Of Drunk Drivers Accused Of Brutality And Perjury

Posted on December 11, 2008
The Boston Herald reports about what are generally considered a couple of those ?dirty little secrets? about the Justice System. They involve rather inconvenient truths that are particularly disconcerting, and so tend to be ignored, in the criminal justice arena...

Massachusetts Robbery Attempts, With And Without Weapons, Continue To Rise?And Sometimes Fail

Posted on December 10, 2008
Reports say that robberies are on the rise. I suppose that is not a big surprise, given the economic downturn we are dealing with. Some of the attempts do have some entertainment value, though. For example, let?s begin with such an attempt from earlier this very week...

Massachusetts Gun Club And Police Chief Among Those Indicted For Young Child?s Homicide

Posted on December 09, 2008
Maybe we are taking the wrong approach when a juvenile brings a gun to school. After all, especially after the rash of teen-aged rampages at schools, where people were murdered, we have taken the child/gun combination very seriously. Maybe this has been a mistake...

Massachusetts Bank Robbery Suspects Continue To Engage Police In High Speed Chases And Win? Larger Criminal Sentences

Posted on December 08, 2008
Happy Monday. How did you start your weekend? I hear a lot of people went shopping. At Altman & Altman, LLP., we moved our offices next door. In Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a gentleman had a high speed chase with an officer. As usual, he did not win...

OJ Simpson Sentenced to at Least Nine Years in Prison for Armed Robbery

Posted on December 07, 2008
Former football great OJ Simpson has been sentenced to up to 33 years in prison?with the possibility of parole after 9 years?for his involvement in an armed dispute at a Las Vegas hotel. On October 3?13 years to the day that the 61-year-old was acquitted of murdering his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman?Simpson was convicted of 12 charges of armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and conspiracy to kidnap...

Massachusetts Is On The Go With Assaults, Drugs And Captive Audiences

Posted on December 05, 2008
A new year is just about dawning! There is a new administration coming in to lead the country! Even our Cambridge office is moving (next door)! Let?s face it, people are on the go! And, as goes ?the people?, so goes the criminal justice system. For example, let?s look at the case of the ?Traveling Brawl Show? which opened its tents this week...

Boston Ex-Firefighter Faces New Charges In Violating Restraining Order And Is Sent To Jail

Posted on December 04, 2008
You know, I really hate to beat up on anybody. I really don?t want to be mean. But when the same guy keeps popping up with new charges and seems to be pushing for czar of the ?Hey, I?ll Bet I Can Make This Situation Worse? Club?s newest section, ?How Far Can I Push Things Before They Just Lock Me Up??, I really have to make comment...

Jennifer Hudson?s Brother-In-Law Charged with Murdering her Mother, Nephew, and Brother

Posted on December 03, 2008
The criminal defense attorney of William Balfour, Jennifer Hudson?s estranged brother-in-law, says his client is not guilty of killing the Oscar winner?s mother, nephew, and brother. Balfour was formally charged this week with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Hudson?s mother Darnell Donerson, her brother Jason Hudson, and her nephew Julian King, as well as one count of home invasion...

Multiple Fraud Suspect In Boston Red Sox Scheme Is Retired

Posted on December 03, 2008
You know, Massachusetts is not the only state with laws against fraud. It does turn out to be local news, though, when the Commonwealth?s favorite, if sometimes controversial, team is used in the scam. Charles P., 38, of Jamestown, Rhode Island (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is in a bit of Red Sox-related trouble...

Massachusetts Drunk Driver Assaults Police And Faces Charges Of Attempted Murder

Posted on December 02, 2008
Sometimes it?s the opposite of a chase?! Yesterday?s daily blog focused on police chases and attempts by defendants to get away from the scene of the alleged crime. But in Weston, on Route 117 early Saturday morning, Joaovitor R, 18, of Watertown (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is said to have driven right into two police officers...

Massachusetts Alleged Drunk Drivers And Robbers - Escape Statistics Are In: You Are Losing

Posted on December 01, 2008
North Attleboro, Massachusetts, had more than its fair share of attempted escapes from law enforcement last week. Two such cases graced the hallowed halls of Attleboro District Court last Friday. One case involved some teenagers who led the police on a high-speed chase into the welcoming arms of Rhode Island...

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