Your Shield Against Criminal Prosecution
In a case recently decided by the Massachusetts Court of Appeals concerning the calculation of a driver’s license suspension as a result of DUI / OUI Charges, the Registry of Motor Vehicle must calculate the suspension period dating back to the date of conviction, and not the date on which the RMV is notified of the conviction. In the case…
As we have all heard by now, Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown revealed earlier in the week that he was a Sex Crimes victim. According to his new book and soon to be seen 60 Minutes interview, when he was 10 years old, he was sexually abused by a counselor at a Massachusetts summer camp. The problem that I have with…
Mary Messier, 34, of South Dennis, was arrested in the early morning hours Wednesday on Massachusetts DUI Charges for the fourth time. She was arraigned in Orleans District Court and held on $500 bail for Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol, 4th Offense. According to the Dennis Police Department, Messier was speeding when she allegedly almost collided with a police…
Juan Velez, 39, was recently arrested on Massachusetts Drug Crimes Charges for allegedly dealing heroin out of his Weymouth apartment. He was arraigned this past Friday in Quincy District Court on charges of Drug Trafficking in Heroin and Drug Violation in School Zone. According to the Weymouth Police Department and the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office, police executed a search…
Lee E. Harvey, 18, of Dorchester, was arrested earlier this week on Massachusetts DUI Charges in Braintree and charged with Operation Under the Influence of Drugs. According to the Braintree Police Department, officers allegedly observed Harvey make an ‘abrupt’ turn into a parking lot. Probably because they saw a few young kids in the car and for no other reason…
A Framingham High School student was arrested on Massachusetts Sex Crimes Charges and arraigned in Framingham Juvenile Court today on charges including Rape of a Child and Indecent Assault & Battery on a Child Under 14. According to the Framingham Police Department, the student (whose name was not released because he is a juvenile) was arrested yesterday at Framingham High…
Donald Porter, 51, of Peabody, was arraigned yesterday morning in Salem District Court for his 6th Massachusetts Drunk Driving Charge. Following his arraignment on Operation of a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, 5th or Subsequent Offense, Porter was held without bail pending a Dangerousness Hearing. According to Peabody Police and the Essex County District Attorney’s Office, Donald Porter…
Stephanie Gonzalez, 20, of Lowell, was arrested on Massachusetts Crimes of Violence Charges in connection with stabbing of a pregnant 17 year old girl this past Sunday. She was charged with Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon and held on $1,000 cash bail following her arraignment in Lowell District Court. The Lowell Police Department and the Essex County District…
Jason Pepin, 38, was arraigned Monday in the Taunton District Court on Massachusetts OUI Charges, including Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol, 4th Offense; Failure to Stop for Police; Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle; and Resisting Arrest. Pepin was arrested early Monday morning after he allegedly led Taunton Police Officer on a “slow-speed chase”. According to the Taunton Police…
David Castricone, the North Andover High School wrestling coach, was arrested Monday at his Sutton business on Sex Crimes Charges of Possession of Child Pornography. He was released following his arraignment in Lawrence District Court after posting $1,500 bail. The Associated Press reported that police had received a tip that led to a Search Warrant being executed at Castricone’s home.…