Molari Law Insights
Massachusetts Legal Developments Blog
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A Massachusetts Lawyer can Help Defend You Against Assault Charges
A man in Mattapan was recently arrested after assaulting a woman while she was walking along a Boston bike path. The arrest came after a Lincoln Police Department officer encountered a man who matched the suspect’s description. The man has since been…
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Responding to False Accusations of Domestic Violence
A Massachusetts superior judge was recently arrested for grabbing her wife by the hair and yanking her head back during an argument. The Judge, who resides in Worcester Superior Court, was arraigned in Marlborough District Court on a charge of domestic…
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Massachusetts Court to Consider Warrantless License Plate Tracking
The highest court in Massachusetts is poised to consider a case that has the potential to change how law enforcement can use data gathered by automated license plate readers. The central question in the case of Commonwealth v. Jason McCarthy is whether law…
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Understanding Massachusetts Animal Cruelty Charges
A man in Massachusetts was recently arrested after attempting to harm animals through the use of peanut butter baits that contained razor blades. Law enforcement arrested the man after receiving a tip-off about the man’s activity. During initial surveillance,…
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How to Defend Against Massachusetts Machine Gun Charges
Law enforcement in Lynn recently arrested two men for possession of a machine gun after stopping the motorists for a vehicle violation. The two men were subsequently charged with possession of a machine gun, possession of a large capacity weapon, and…
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Responding to Charges of Criminal Trespass
A Massachusetts law enforcement officer was recently stripped of his gun and placed on restricted duty after the office was arrested at an Iron Maiden concert at the Xfinity Center for trespassing. The arrest occurred after a parking attendant informed…
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Strategies to Defend Against Drug Possession Charges
Law enforcement in Monson recently arrested a woman who described as a “habitual heroin dealer” after she was accused of selling drugs to two people. Consequently, the woman was charged with two counts of distribution of heroin as well as conspiracy to…
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Straight Pride Counterprotestors Litigation
Last weekend Boston hosted the straight pride parade . It was not recieved well. That appears to be the point. As was the case with past demonstrations of nationalist animosity, the straight pride parade drew substantially more counterprotestors than it did…
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Can Law Enforcement Pull You Over for No Reason?
Law enforcement officers in Brockton were recently driving behind a vehicle when they suspected that the car windows were tinted darker than what was allowed by law. They also noticed that the vehicle lacked a front license plate. Law enforcement then became…
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Law Enforcement Arrests 16 Individuals on “Methadone Mile”
Law enforcement recently made arrests around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Southampton Street, which is a part of the area referred to as “Methadone Mile.” These arrests are part of Boston law enforcement’s efforts to make the neighborhood…
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What You Should and Should Not do While Being Arrested
A fugitive on Massachusetts’ Most Wanted List was recently arrested in Arizona. The suspect is wanted in multiple sexual assaults against a child younger than 10 over an extended period of time. The arrest occurred at an abandoned house. Massachusetts law…
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When an Inoperable Gun is a Dangrous Weapon
In Commonwealth v. Buttimer , the Supreme Judicial Court recently revisited a legal question that has arisen in the past, and which has been previously resolved, but never in a satisfactory way. The issue in Buttimer was whether someone could be convicted of…
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Murder Conviction Reversed Due to False Testimony
A defendant's conviction cannot stand based on false testimony, even if he did not challenge the testimony at the time of trial, and even when the Commonwealth made no attempt to cover it up. That is the result of the decision in Commonwealth Ware , decided…
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SJC Orders Suppression of Evidence
On July 26, 2019,the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court took the unusual step of overturning a trial court order denying the defendant's motion to suppress. The trial court in a criminal case has the authority to exclude from evidence any evidence that is…
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Responding to Massachusetts Arrest Warrants
Massachusetts law enforcement recently added an accused child rapist to the state’s Most Wanted list. The suspect is accused of committing multiple sexual assaults against a child who was under the age of 10. In 2013, after an investigation by Leominster law…
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Being Charged with a Criminal Offense Out of State
Last month, state law enforcement arrested a man in New Mexico who is wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in Massachusetts. The arrest occurred after law enforcement received a tip that the man was traveling through the state. They then…
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Entrapment and Drug Stings
Multiple law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts recently broke up a massive drug trafficking ring , which resulted in the arrest of 14 individuals and confiscated about 35 pounds of fentanyl and heroin as well as 15 pounds of cocaine and four handguns. The…
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Three Things You Should Know About Fentanyl Trafficking Charges
Law enforcement in Boston recently arrested two individuals in Dorchester and Hyde Park and recovered approximately 2,500 grams of fentanyl as well as over $12,500. The two individuals are now facing multiple charges including trafficking Class A drugs and…
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Defenses to Charges of Inappropriate Conduct
A teacher in Whitman was recently arrested in relation to charges that the man had inappropriate conduct with a student. The charges included two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14. The arrest occurred after an investigation…
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Three Ways to Defend Against Armed Robbery Charges in Massachusetts
A man in Boston was recently arrested after a string of armed robberies occurred in and around the North End. Following the arrest, a man with a loaded handgun was taken into custody and charged with committing three armed robberies. Law enforcement was able…