Is Community Parole Supervision for Life (CPSL) for sex offenders constitutional? Does CPSL violate the Separation of Powers principle? These questions are being considered by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). The issues are best analyz…
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LR, a 16-year-old high school student, was arrested and charged with Breaking and Entering a car. Parked along side a city street in Everett, a van was broken into. It happened around 1am. While driving down the streets, three local residents saw thr…
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DJ, an inmate at the Middlesex County Jail, was charged with “Disturbing a Correctional Institution” after an incident at the jail. Over Memorial day weekend, 2013 the water in the facility broke – in other words, there was no runni…
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In a recent case, Attorney Henry Fasoldt successfully argued that the show-up identification procedure used by the police was so “unnecessarily suggestive” that it was unconstitutional. The judge agreed and the Identification made by the…
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For many years in Massachusetts 17-year-olds who were charged with committing crimes were charged in adult court. Now, with a recent law change, their cases will be heard in the Juvenile Court. Governor Deval Patrick signed the bill into law on Septe…
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Outcome: Dismissed, all counts: A local business was broken into in the winter. Money was taken from the register. Likewise, jewelry from the owner’s purse was stolen. JRM, a local high school student, and his friend were charged with “br…
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Outcome: Client not Charged BLD, a 62-year-old retiree, was cited for “Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle” after crashing into a neighbor’s fence. He hired Boston Negligent Operation attorney Henry Fasoldt. In preparation for th…
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The Case In 2011, Defendant Galvin was indicted for distributing cocaine, and for being a second or subsequent offender in violation of section Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, 32A(d). In 2012, before Defendant’s trial had commenced, the Legislature en…
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Outcome: Not Guilty Description: A local police officer pulled up next to DWP’s car while it was parked on a side street with the engine running. The officer thought DWP’s eyes were “droopy, red and bloodshot.” The officer als…
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Outcome: Charges Reduced – no jail, avoids felony conviction Description: PCT left his company’s Christmas party last December after drinking “a few beers.” On his way home he was stopped by a state trooper. During the stop th…
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