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Massachusetts Mother Held For Making Death Threats Against The Court and DSS Workers

Posted on November 28, 2008
Yesterday was Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, there are a few families for whom this holiday season has not begun so well. Let?s turn to Hampshire, Massachusetts, for example. On Wednesday, as the rest of us prepared for family gatherings and big dinners, Debra B...

Samuel?s take: A Massachusetts Thanksgiving Criminal Justice View To The Past

Posted on November 27, 2008
Today is Thanksgiving. While the daily criminal law blog goes on, this is not a day o concentrate on the problems of criminal justice. Instead, let?s gain some brief optimistic perspective. From whence have we come? Some of the particular crimes and punishments make today?s laws look pretty liberal...

North And South Of Boston, Sex Trade Stings Are In Full Swing

Posted on November 26, 2008
As we near Thanksgiving, we look around for reasons to be thankful. True, economic times are tough and getting tougher. However, it would appear that all the violent crimes and drug dealing in Lynn, Massachusetts, has been stopped. No more guns rape, robbery or murder...

Massachusetts Assault Defendant Held Without Bail For Disobeying Court Order

Posted on November 25, 2008
Angel R., 43, a former Springfield firefighter (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) has been having a bad time of it lately. In July, he was arrested in connection with a fight with another gentleman. Well, it allegedly involved alittle more than a simple fight; his fellow combatant, hereinafter referred to as ?slashed?, ended up cut up through use of a box cutter...

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Massachusetts Juveniles Bring Weapons To School, Assault Students And Are Prosecuted

Posted on November 24, 2008
When I was a kid, we had a thing called ?show and tell? in which you could bring in something you thought was ?cool? to show the class and maybe play with when the teacher was not looking. It was fun. For some reason, it never occurred to me to bring a weapon in to play with...

Prosecutors File Motion to Dismiss One 1st Degree Murder Charge Against 8-Year-Old Boy Accused of Shooting His Father and Another Man

Posted on November 23, 2008
Prosecutors on Friday filed a motion to dismiss one of the 1st degree murder charges against the 8-year-old boy who is accused of shooting his father and another victim. The boy?s father, Vincent Romero, and Tim Romans, Romero?s roommate, died from injuries they sustained in the shooting...

Boston Intoxicated Driver Said To Speed Through Massachusetts Town

Posted on November 21, 2008
Sean G., 20, of Roslindale (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) was out for a drive early Wednesday morning. Normally, that might not pose so much of a problem. However, this time was different. You see, according to the police, the Defendant was drunk. Upon further investigation, he was apparently not even supposed to be driving the car in the first place...

Massachusetts Department Of Corrections Official Accused Of Stealing Guns And Money

Posted on November 20, 2008
You know, some people just belong in jail. And some people are in jail?working for the jail. Well, at least they were?! Take Gary M., 48, of Berkley, a lieutenant with the Department of Correction in Boston (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) for example...

Felony Gun Charges Against Drew Peterson Are Dismissed

Posted on November 20, 2008
Felony gun charges against Drew Peterson were dropped today when prosecutors refused to turn over internal files pertaining to their decision to arrest the former police sergeant. Peterson was arrested last May and charged with owning an assault rifle with a barrel shorter than what the state law allows...

Massachusetts Juvenile And Adult Turn To Weapons And Assaults To Handle Emotional Issues

Posted on November 19, 2008
Where do people learn such animosity? Today?s daily blog involves two stories that have to do with dysfunctional family situations. We start with a story from Brockton, Massachusetts, where a 15-year old juvenile (hereinafter, ?Juvenile Defendant?) now faces charges for an apparent ?teddybearicide?...

Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson Indicted for Corruption

Posted on November 18, 2008
In Boston, a federal grand jury indicted Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson on eight counts of attempted extortion connected to her acceptance of over $20,000 in cash between June 2007 and October 2008. A federal indictment charged Wilkerson with eight counts of attempted extortion under color of official right...

Burglaries Abound Throughout Massachusetts

Posted on November 18, 2008
As we drift ever closer to Thanksgiving, it would appear that some people are ready to name the pre-holiday weeks as Thanks! Taking! In other words, there has been a rash of burglaries throughout the Commonwealth recently. One rather enterprising culprit is believed to have cut a hole into the roof of a pharmacy in Swampscott, Massachusetts, thereafter stealing some prescription drugs...

Assault On Police And Threats Of Violence Alleged At Massachusetts School

Posted on November 17, 2008
Remember the old clich� ?The apple does not fall far from the [alleged] tree?? Well, this North Attleboro tree is apparently growing in the local district court on the criminal justice side of the street. Last Thursday, a 48 year-old single mother, (hereinafter, ? Mommy Defendant?), was arrested and ordered to stay away from the North Attleboro Middle and High school after she allegedly threatened the middle school principal...

Drunk Driving In Massachusetts ? Three Stages Of The Criminal Justice Experience

Posted on November 14, 2008
As we head into another weekend?edging ever closer to the holiday season?a reminder about one of the more common criminal justice pitfalls which people tend to experience. Namely, drunk driving. Many cases around the subject of Operating Under the Influence have hit the press this past week...

FBI accuses Massachusetts man of lying in terrorist Investigation

Posted on November 13, 2008
Today?s daily blog features a gentleman who has experienced a delayed reaction to allegedly not being completely truthful during law enforcement questioning. This time, it was federeal law enforcement. These guys take this stuff very seriously. Statements that Tarek M...

Massachusetts Police Officer Faces Charges Of Sexual Assault

Posted on November 12, 2008
Sometimes people pick up bad habits at work. Many chefs turn out to be overweight. Career military folks often need to have their home life overly organized and operational. Many attorneys, like myself, tend not to be able to have a debate with someone without it turning into ?oral argument?...

Former Boston Firefighter Pleads Not Guilt to Charge He Violated Restraining Order

Posted on November 12, 2008
During his arraignment in West Roxbury District Court on Tuesday, former Boston firefighter Albert Arroyo pleaded not guilty to charges he violated a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend last month. Arroyo was arrested over the weekend after his ex-girlfriend accused him of driving by her residence, calling her multiple times, and hiding behind a door in her apartment building...

Massachusetts Probation For Fraud Is Violated By Assault Charges

Posted on November 11, 2008
Today is Veteran?s Day. It is a day for reflection and a day to honor the men and women who have served this country in the trenches of various lands throughout the years. Today?s daily blog looks at a matter occurring inside more local trenches...

Arrests Made During Investigations Concerning Juvenile Alcohol And Drug Traffic North And South Of Boston

Posted on November 10, 2008
Friday night was a big night for Massachusetts law enforcement in the prosecution of juvenile alcohol parties and narcotics investigations. In Danvers, An investigator's patience paid off as he sat back and watched an alleged drug deal, stopping the car afterwards...

South And North Of Boston Tales Of Drunk Driving And Providing Alcohol To Minors Come Home To Roost

Posted on November 07, 2008
Massachusetts just voted to change the way we handle the prosecution of possessing a small amount of marihuana. Meanwhile, alcohol still seems to be getting its share of publicity as well. Two recent stories bring the subject of alcohol home. No, literally?...

Brookline Couple Enters Not Guilty Plea to Charges They Stole $53,000 in Massachusetts Health Benefits

Posted on November 07, 2008
In Massachusetts, Joseph and Jila Youshaei have pleaded not guilty to charges they stole $53,000 in medical coverage from the state. According to court documents filed by Attorney General Martha Coakley?s office, the Brookline couple allegedly claimed they were earning $475/week between 1995 and 2005 when they actually owned a jewelry store, donut shops, a fruit vendor stand, a Boston building, lived in an expensive area, and were worth millions of dollars...

Breaking And Entering And Maybe Drugs Lead To Murder Charges Plus One In Massachusetts

Posted on November 06, 2008
This one isn?t so funny. It involves the type of tragedy that happens all the time, particularly in urban areas. Of course, this one has a couple of twists. This wasn?t the big city?it was Winchester, Massachusetts. In a peaceful dead-end street lined with single and multifamily houses where residents have lived for generations...

A Massachusetts Bodybuilding Ex-Boston Firefighter Faces Allegations Of Fraud And Breaking Restraining Orders

Posted on November 05, 2008
You know, sometimes, when it rains...it pours. It?s happened to all of us and, now, it is happening to a particular former Boston firefighter. Albert A., 46, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) had enough problems. First of all, he had lost his job as a firefighter after participating in a bodybuilding contest despite claiming he was permanently disabled...

Boston Narcotics Detective Drunk, Assaultive And Indicted Outside The Commonwealth.

Posted on November 03, 2008
Well, it just goes to show you?nobody is immune to the criminal justice virus. Ask most members of law enforcement, and they will tell you that there is a big difference between ?us? and ?them?, referring to themselves and the ?perps? they go after on a daily basis...

Massachusetts Man in Wheelchair Was Sitting on Guns, Say Boston Police Following Illegal Weapons Possession Arrest

Posted on November 02, 2008
In Massachusetts, Boston police made six arrests in connection with a robbery. One of the men who was apprehended, 22-year-old Edwin J. Prosper, was charged with several counts of unlawful weapons possession after police caught him sitting on three 9mm semiautomatic handguns while in a wheelchair...

Samuel's Take: Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer Discusses Justice System And Witch Trials Of Yesterday And Today

Posted on October 31, 2008
Ok, here is the scene: You are home at night with your loved ones. There is a knock on the door. You answer it. It is the police. You ask them what is wrong and they tell you that you assaulted the girl who lives down the street. You know you didn?t, although you do know she has?issues...

Rap Star Dissed By Boston Weapons Check

Posted on October 30, 2008
My daughter went to the ?Monster Jam? concert the other night at the Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. I don?t know if it was so named because it took place during Halloween week, but, if so, it was appropriate. She had been excited in the weeks leading up to the show at the prospect of seeing the monster stars that were slated to perform...

Norfolk Teen Arrested in Connection to Fatal Underage Drinking Party

Posted on October 30, 2008
In Massachusetts, an arrest has been made in connection to the underage drinking party where 17-year-old Taylor Meyer was last seen. Meyer?s body was found on October 20 following an exhaustive search involving fire, police, and rescue teams. The Plainville teen disappeared on October 17 after leaving the party...

North Of Boston, Halloween Celebration Leads To Charges Of Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest And Assault On A Police Officer

Posted on October 29, 2008
In today?s daily blog we continue our Halloween Theme Week with a salute to the festive spirit?including those who do not even wait for the holiday they are celebrating to arrive. ?Tis the season for Halloween celebrations! Parties are almost mandatory for some good old fashion evil-tinged fun...

Massachusetts Police Find Guns, Drugs And Explosives In Pre-Halloween Visit

Posted on October 28, 2008
We continue our Halloween-themed week of daily blogs, which will culminate with Friday?s subject of today?s witch-trials, with a frightening tale of unwanted visitors, illegal treats, and a resulting trick. It was last Thursday night in Chicopee, Massachusetts...

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