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Boston Criminal Lawyer Investigates Criminal Negligence, Murder and Michael Jackson...Tomorrow

Posted on July 07, 2009
Good morning. Unfortunately, between a loss of electricity last evening and my courtroom responsibilities this morning, I am unable to post today's real edition of the, otherwise, daily Boston Cri8minal Lawyer Blog. However... You may wish to observe news of the Michael Jackson funeral and investigation today as it will be the subject matter of tomorrow's posting...

South Of Boston Armed Robbery Suspects Are Arrested In Continuing Investigation By The Police

Posted on July 06, 2009
I've regretted at times that I never had a brother. I?ll bet that summertime can be great fun for two brothers. The weather is nicer, there is no school, and the possibilities seem endless. Of course, for some brothers, perhaps the ?endless? part can be a bit of a problem...

Judge Overturns MySpace Suicide Conviction

Posted on July 03, 2009
A federal judge overturned the jury conviction of Lori Drew on three misdemeanor counts of accessing protected computers without authorization. The 49-year-old woman is accused of using MySpace to send Megan Meier, a teenage girl, derogatory messages...

A Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer Discusses The Crime Of Larceny

Posted on July 02, 2009
In days of old, if there was a financial dispute, one might expect to be sued by whoever claimed you took, or owed, money. Well, that can still happen. However, one should also be wary of being criminally charged with the crime of larceny? in one way or another...

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Metro West Man Arrested For Breaking And Entering And Larceny Due To Interstate Investigation

Posted on July 01, 2009
Remember when you were young and parents, teachers and clergy kept insisting upon the benefits of sharing? Well, Investigators in Western Massachusetts have recently learned those benefits first-hand. As a result of sharing information with other police departments, West Stockbridge law enforcement believe they have stopped a spree of burglaries and larcenies...

Children Found At Risk As Boston-Area Day Care Owners Are Arrested In Connection With Assault Incident In their Charge

Posted on June 30, 2009
Now, I know what you are thinking. You see ?Boston-area? and ?Day Care Center? and you think of things like the infamous Fells Acres case and expect to find yet another story involving allegations of sexual assault being battled by a myriad of criminal defense attorneys...

Hanover Man Pleads Not Guilty to Kidnapping and Attempting to Rape 6-Year-Old Neighbor

Posted on June 30, 2009
Massachusetts prosecutors are accusing a 26-year-old Hanover man of kidnapping, attempting to rape, and injecting a 6-year-old girl with an unknown substance. During his arraignment in Hingham District Court yesterday, Justin Shine pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted rape, kidnapping, assault and battery, and resisting arrest...

A Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer Discusses Student Arrests And The Resulting Effects On A Student?s Future (Part Two)

Posted on June 25, 2009
As promised, our weekly "Attorney Sam's Take" discussion completes our examination of how involvement in the criminal justice system effects students. We have discussed how, beyond the obvious, the arrest of a juvenile student in Massachusetts can seriously effect that student?s future plans...

Singer Chris Brown Grabs Plea Agreement in Assault Case Involving Ex- Girlfriend Rihanna and Avoids Jail Time

Posted on June 24, 2009
In the celebrity domestic violence case involving R & B performer Chris Brown and his ex-girlfriend singer Rihanna, Brown pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault on Monday. Per the terms of the plea agreement, Brown will serve six months of community labor, five years of supervised probation, as well as participate in domestic violence counseling...

Boston-Area University Employees Plead Guilty To Larceny From School

Posted on June 24, 2009
Well, this one cuts alittle close to home; I went to Tufts. Of course, I graduated undergrad there a long time ago. Long before I was a Boston criminal defense attorney. Long before the alleged white collar criminal activities to which Josephine N. (hereinafter, ?Defendant 1?) and Raymond R...

Massachusetts Former Hero Is Arrested And Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges Of Child Porn

Posted on June 23, 2009
The criminal prosecution seems to have ended for John R., of Vermont, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) and his lawyer. On June 8th, he pleaded guilty to charges, the investigation of which reflects some important information to those who assume themselves beyond suspicion...

Murder Suspect Is Jailed Without Bail Pending Probation Surrender As Boston-Area Media Focuses On His Prior Criminal Record

Posted on June 22, 2009
Sunday?s Boston Herald, along with several other local newspapers, focused on a particular aspect of a recent Framingham murder case. In the Herald, the headline read, ?Suspect in Framingham stabbing has long police record?. While said record is normally inadmissible in court (except under certain circumstance) it is, for now, a noteworthy part of the story as far as the public is concerned...

Former Massachusetts Bank of America Teller Charged with Bank Fraud and Identity Theft

Posted on June 14, 2009
In Massachusetts, Jeffrey Gautreaux, a former Bank of America teller, has been charged with two counts of aggravated identity theft, 17 counts of bank fraud, and one count of access device fraud. The charges are related to a fraud scam that allegedly occurred between July 2005 and June 2006...

A Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer Discusses Student Arrests And The Resulting Effects On A Student?s Future (Part One)

Posted on June 11, 2009
This week, the daily Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog examined various news stories about a particular large population in the Boston area, namely, students. Whether it be graduate school, college, high school or even grammar school, a momentary, perhaps youthful, mistake can bring a postponement or even end to a lifetime of future dreams for that student and accompanying family...

Boston Area High School Student Arrested For Assault Threats At Graduation

Posted on June 10, 2009
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School graduation was last week. One of the hopeful graduates, 17-year-old Pauline F. (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) was all set to take that exciting step. But things did not go as planned. Now, she needs something else?a lawyer...

Boston Area College Student Arrested For ?Hate Crime? Assault On The Cape

Posted on June 09, 2009
Eric P., a college student from Winthrop (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) was apparently vacationing on Cape Cod last month. His souvenirs from the trip include an arrest record and a relationship with a criminal defense attorney. You see, the Defendant had a little trouble in Provincetown...

Clark Rockefeller Kidnapped His Daughter Out of Pure Madness, Says His Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney

Posted on June 09, 2009
A Massachusetts jury spent more than 3 � hours deliberating the fate of Clark Rockefeller before going home for the day. The 44-year-defendant is charged with kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter last summer. During closing arguments, the prosecution had urged the jury to think of the defendant as controlling, self-centered, and an expert manipulator?albeit with a personality disorder?Rockefeller?s defense attorney argued that his client suffers from an acute mental illness and that it was ?pure madness? that drove him to take his daughter...

Boston Area College Student In Trouble After Murder At On Harvard University Campus

Posted on June 08, 2009
Last week, I posted a blog about a group of do-it-yourself sleuths who tried to solve the murder mystery of fallen 21-year-old Justin C. (hereinafter, the ?Deceased?) at Harvard University. The result? The investigators they hired ended up arrested instead...

Boston Area College Student In Trouble After Murder On Harvard University Campus

Group Reports Massachusetts 15 Domestic Violence Homicides to Date for 2009

Posted on June 07, 2009
According to Jane Doe Inc., there have been 15 domestic violence deaths in Massachusetts this year. The latest victim, Rebecca C. Moulton, was allegedly beaten to death by her live-in boyfriend. Moulton was 27. Her boyfriend, David W. Vincent from Pittsfield, was initially held for assault with intent to murder and aggravated assault and battery...

The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog Discusses The Truth About Probation Surrenders

Posted on June 04, 2009
It is Thursday and so, as any regular reader of the daily Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog knows, it is time for another Attorney Sam?s Take discussion about an area in the law which effects those who have found themselves involved in the criminal justice system...

Boston-Area ?Crime Club? Actions Result In Charges Of Breaking And Entering And New Clients For Cambridge Defense Attorneys

Posted on June 03, 2009
Every once in a while, a news story prompts me to admit something about my personal life. This is one of those. The confession is that I grew up loving comic books, or, as they are now called, "graphic novels". Given the popularity of superhero movies of the last several years, I guess I was not alone...

Criminal Jury Trial For Drug Sale AndManslaughter Ends; Jury Returns Verdicts Of Guilty And Not Guilty

Posted on June 01, 2009
As last week ended, many of us were still preparing for the summer weather which seems to taunt us in the Boston area every few days. Other, less mundane, issues were consuming the thoughts of Robert L. of Gloucester (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?). He and his defense lawyer were awaiting a verdict in his Homicide trial in Lawrence Superior Court...

Boston-Area Drug And Theft Suspects Are Arrested After Police Investigations Despite Differing Approaches

Posted on June 01, 2009
Two Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorneys have new clients resulting from their dealings with local police departments this past weekend. The two men handled the situation differently, but both methods ended in the same place...custody. First there was the adventure of Randy G...

Billy Bob Thornton?s Daughter Charged with Child Neglect in Death of Baby

Posted on June 01, 2009
Police have charged Amanda Brumfield, movie star Billy Bob Thornton?s 29-year-old daughter, with child neglect causing harm or disability. The criminal charge stems from the death of a toddler that she babysat last October. The baby was 1. Brumfield reportedly told police that the baby she was taking care struck her head after falling out of a playpen...

Sports Star's Future Is In Danger As He Is Arrested For Domestic Assault And Battery

Posted on May 29, 2009
Yesterday?s Boston Globe contained the story of a ?standout? high school football star who now is not looking for a talent scout, but a criminal defense attorney. While he had been scheduled to bring his athletic prowess to college, his future is now in doubt due to allegations of demonstrating them at the wrong place and time...

Amherst Teenager Found Not Guilty of Explosives Charges

Posted on May 29, 2009
In Hampshire Superior Court, a Massachusetts jury acquitted 19-year-old John Robison of charges that he set off explosives to intentionally cause injury or property damage. If convicted, the Amherst teen could have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison...

Boston-Area Dogs Assist Law Enforcement As Both Canine Police Officers And Crime Victims

Posted on May 27, 2009
Dogs are considered ?Man?s Best Friend?. In the Boston area, though, they are particularly close with "man" involved in criminal prosecutions. After almost a quarter century as an attorney, I can finally see the day coming when I may have to cross-examine a pooch...

Got Guns? A Boston Criminal Lawyer Discusses Firearms Possession In The Commonwealth

Posted on May 27, 2009
I remember years ago, before I was a lawyer, growing up in the Boston area and hearing commercials about what happens if you are arrested for possessing a gun. ?If you are caught with a gun?, I recall it saying, ?you will go to jail for one year?and nobody can get you out?...

Massachusetts Warrants Catch Up With Two Defendants Who Break Into Motor Vehicles And Will Need Experienced Attorneys To Defend Against Increased Criminal Sentences

Posted on May 26, 2009
Over the past months in the daily Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog, I have been spend a lot of time suggesting to potential defendants the best way to respond to police officers at the time of impending arrest. In fact, last Thursday, our weekly ?Attorney Sam?s Take? posting about issues in criminal justice, was devoted to the issue...

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