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Roman Polanski Says He Will Fight US Extradition for Sex with a Minor Charge

Posted on September 29, 2009
Renowned film director Roman Polanski says he intends to fight efforts to extradite him to the United States on charges that he had sex with a minor in 1977. The 76-year-old filmmaker was apprehended in Switzerland last Saturday where he had arrived to accept a lifetime achievement award that the Zurich Film Festival was going to bestow upon him...

Drug Charges In Boston ? Can You Be At Risk?

Posted on September 25, 2009
There are still many people out there in Boston and environs who think that it is possible to be ?arrest proof?. ?After all?, they reason, if I do not commit a crime, I have nothing to worry about, right?? Let an experienced attorney tell you?wrong...

13-Year-Old Newton Boy Facing Massachusetts Juvenile Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon Charges Over BB Gun Shooting at Middle School

Posted on September 24, 2009
In Waltham District Court, Police have filed a complaint against a 13-year-old who is accused of shooting four students with a BB gun. The shooting incident happened in Newton, Massachusetts on Friday afternoon at the F.A. Day Middle School. The teenager faces four juvenile counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon...

Federal Investigation Targets Local Police Department, The Source Facing Charges Of Drugs And Violence

Posted on September 24, 2009
The first signs of the investigation came several weeks ago. The FBI showed up at a local social club in Stoughton and surprised members by pulling two flat-screened televisions from the wall, checking the serial numbers on the back, and then taking them away...

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High Bail Set ForHome Invaision Defendant Facing Assault, Kidnapping and Driving Charges In Two States

Posted on September 23, 2009
John K.,27, of Malden (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is going to have to come up with a lot of money if he wants to go home?unless his lawyer puts in for a bail appeal. Last week, the Taunton District Court judge ordered that be held on $500,000 bail on charges stemming from a Rehoboth home invasion last week...

Boston Arrested Firefighter Acquitted Of Assaulting Police

Posted on September 22, 2009
A recent Boston courtroom battle that hosted various law-enforcement characters, both past and present, has come to an end. When the jury returned, the verdict was ?Not Guilty?. Wayne A., (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) was a firefighter on trial for assaulting police officers in 2008...

Appeal Of An Infamous Rape Conviction In Boston's Supreme Judicial Court

Posted on September 21, 2009
Paul Shanley, 78, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is a defrocked priest who was sentenced in 2005 to 12 to 15 years for raping a 6-year-old boy in a Boston suburb parish in the 1980s. Now, his attorneys are challenging the conviction. Most of the testimony by the complainant against the Defendant was said to be based on previously repressed memories...

Hofstra Gang Rape Victim Admits Sexual Encounter was Consensual

Posted on September 17, 2009
Police say that the 18-year-old Hofstra University student who says she was gang raped by five men in a campus dorm has admitted that the sex was consensual. The four men who were arrested and each charged with five counts of first-degree rape are to be released from police custody...

Massachusetts Dad arrested for Domestic Drugging

Posted on September 17, 2009
A gentleman from Plymouth began his week on Monday behind bars, looking for a criminal defense attorney. He stands charged with performing the type of deed that has been in the news lately connected to the death of pop icon Michael Jackson. Sean D. (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is now being held without bail...

Six Massachusetts Boys Who Pleaded Not Guilty to Beating Guatemalan Immigrant Could End Up in Department of Youth Services

Posted on September 16, 2009
The parents of three of the six boys charged with severely beating a 30-year-old Guatemalan illegal immigrant are appealing school suspensions that have been imposed on their kids over the alleged Massachusetts assault incident. In Massachusetts, school principals are allowed to suspend a student who has been charged with a felony crime...

Apologetic Knife-Wielding New Yorker Arrested For Assault With A Dangerous Weapon

Posted on September 15, 2009
You know, sometimes it just does not pay to have a conscience! I mean, some Commonwealths just cannot accept an apology without forcing you to get a lawyer. Take, for example, the case of 31-year-old Juan C., a New York gentleman (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?)...

Boston Law Student And Friends Are Arrested For Assault And Disorderly Conduct

Posted on September 14, 2009
Beth G., 23, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) simply got confused. It can happen when academic pressures mount up. After all, she had been inundated with the legal system of the United States. Now, due to said confusion, she is about to get a first-hand lesson on Boston Criminal Justice...

Arrested For Armed Robbery Outside Boston, The Accused Has No Gun

Posted on September 11, 2009
23-year-old Michael R, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) had a bad time of it in Cambridge last night. According to the Commonwealth, he was involved in a robbery, before which he fired his gun off. It was an interesting approach, for which he has earned his place in the Boston-area blog and a lawyer...

Attorney Sam's Take: Can The Beatles Get You Arrested For Domestic Violence Or Other Crimes?

Posted on September 10, 2009
First of all, allow me to establish that I am an ardent Beatles fan. Second, let me confess that I have been imbedded in the criminal justice system for about a quarter of a century. As such, there is a certain type of ?ear? that I have developed over the years to pick up criminal-justice-related tidbits...

Murder Suspect Arrested On Multiple Charges Involving Assault And Battery With A Dangerous Weapon

Posted on September 09, 2009
This past weekend was a bad one for 20-year-old Vernon C. of New Bedford (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?). He was arrested on Sunday and charged with multiple felony charges which have brought him incarceration and a lawyer. According to the Commonwealth, the Defendant was at a party late Friday night when he demanded a chain necklace from one of his fellow party-goers...

Child Pornography Arrest To End In Guilty Plea In Boston Federal Court

Posted on September 08, 2009
Yesterday?s Boston Herald signaled the end to the saga of former sportscaster Bob Gamere?s (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) in federal court which was co-hosted by federal prosecuting attorneys. Apparently, he is expected to plead guilty to child pornography charges...

San Diego Chargers Linebacker Shawne Merriman Arrested During Alleged Domestic Violence Dispute with Girlfriend Tila Tequila

Posted on September 07, 2009
The criminal defense attorney for Shawne Merriman, the star linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, says that the domestic violence allegations against his client are unmerited. Merriman, 25, was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of restraining and choking Tila Tequila, the former MTV star of the popular reality dating series "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila...

Allston Man Pleads Not Guilty to Aggravated Rape and Assault & Battery of 66-Year Old Woman

Posted on September 05, 2009
In Suffolk County, an Allston man has been arrested for beating and raping a 66-year-old woman. Jose Sariano Gonzales pleaded not guilty to the charges of rape, resisting arrest, and the assault and battery of a victim over 65. The 20-year-old is also accused of punching the woman in the neck and face and obtaining stolen property...

Attorney Sam?s Take: Arrest for Burglary / Arrested for Robbery ? What?s The Difference?

Posted on September 03, 2009
The are many theft-related crimes for which one can get arrested in the Boston area. Among the most serious are those of Robbery and Burglary. Both are generally regarded as crimes of violence. Both carry heavy potential prison terms. For both, you had best get an experienced criminal defense attorney to help you at the first possible moment...

Follow up Blog on Quincy man charged with killing girlfriend in domestic violence rage

Posted on September 02, 2009
On Monday, we began the week discussing a case out of Quincy in which we had a dead woman discovered on Saturday and a man arrested in connection therewith the same day. We talked about it being a potential domestic violence matter and it became a general posting about homicide investigations and the need to get an attorney right away...

Computer Hacker Pleads Guilty To Credit Card Fraud In Federal Court

Posted on September 01, 2009
Albert G., the 28-year-old gentleman from Miami (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) who had been charged with being a computer hacker agreed to plead guilty in Boston's federal court last week. His attorney, however, still disagrees with prosecutors about his role in the hacking...

Homicide Arrest In Boston-Area May Be A Domestic Violence Matter

Posted on August 31, 2009
August 29th was my birthday; never mind which one. So, when it came time to write today?s blog, I decided to see how my fellow Bostonians had celebrated the day and find out if anyone used the occasion to produce the need for an experienced criminal defense attorney...

Jaycee Lee Dugard Kidnapping: Husband and Wife Plead Not Guilty to 29 Felony Counts, Including Forcible Rape, Kidnapping Someone Under Age 14, and Kidnapping for Sexual Purposes

Posted on August 29, 2009
In court on Friday, registered sex offender Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy pleaded not guilty to 29 felony charges in the kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard. Dugard was just 11 when the couple abducted her in 1991 while she was walking to her school bus stop...

Attorney Sam's Take: Arrest For Domestic Violence In Boston

Posted on August 27, 2009
Earlier in the week, I began a blog posting reminding you that, although you may think it could never happen, the criminal justice finger of accusation can suddenly arrive at your doorstep. This is true anywhere in the country. It is certainly true here in Boston where the dial of a cell phone can easily result in the need for a lawyer...

Suspect Driving With Suspended License Arrested After Leaving The Scene Of An Accident

Posted on August 26, 2009
It?s been awhile since the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog reviewed a story about a high speed chase. Today we discuss a racer who recently tried his luck against law enforcement. He won the runner ? up prize; namely, the need for a criminal defense attorney...

Singer Chris Brown Sentenced to Five Years Probation for Assaulting Rihanna During Domestic Violence Dispute

Posted on August 26, 2009
R & B singer Chris Brown has been ordered to serve five years? probation, in addition to six months of community labor and one-year of domestic violence abuse counseling, for assaulting performer Rihanna. If he violates the terms of his probation, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg told the performer he could be sent to state prison...

Michael Jackson Update : Fatal Dosage Of Drugs Ruled Homicide

Posted on August 25, 2009
According to law enforcement, the Los Angeles County Coroner has ruled that Michael Jackson?s death was a homicide.. On Monday, court documents were released that indicated that Jackson died of an overdose of propofol, a powerful sedative he was given to help him sleep...

A Search Warrant Results In Drug Arrest And Trouble For a Boston-Area Family

Posted on August 21, 2009
Do you think the nightmare cannot find its way to your house? A Natick couple, who happen to be attorneys themselves, are learning that it can come to anyone?s door. The nightmare of which I speak is the criminal justice finger of accusation. The parents are well-known respected lawyers in the Boston area...

One Of Two Suspects Arrested In Brookline Rape Case

Posted on August 20, 2009
Boston-area police have been searching for two suspects in connection with a reported rape in the Coolidge Corner area of Brookline. Today, an arrest was made. Brookline Police say that they believe that the man they arrested this morning is one of the two alleged rapists who abducted and raped a 30-year old woman as she left a taxi on Harvard Street early Tuesday morning...

Boston Area Police Get Lucky In Sex Abuse And Arson Investigations

Posted on August 19, 2009
The police in Haverhill Massachusetts got lucky recently. They got a ?two-for?. They were investigating an arson case. However, due to what they found, they arrested another gentleman who now needs a lawyer for a different type of case. The detectives were canvassing an apartment building which had been, the scene of three Sunday morning fires, when they stumbled upon a case of sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy, "It was the last thing we expected to find," a police spokesman, Police Officer Zipper, said...

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