Molari Law Insights
Massachusetts Legal Developments Blog
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Massachusetts is Cracking Down on Fentanyl: What You Need to Know
The statistics surrounding fentanyl are staggering. This opioid is 50 times stronger than heroin and a whopping 100 times stronger than morphine. This means that even a tiny sprinkle of fentanyl is enough to kill a human being. FDA Administrator Anne Milgram…
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Can the Victim Drop Charges Against Me in an Assault and Battery Case?
If you have committed assault and battery against someone in Massachusetts, you might be wondering whether they can drop charges against you. This is an especially common question among family members who may be willing to “forgive and forget.” Sometimes,…
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Possible Defenses to Charges of Resisting Arrest
The Police Chief of Tewksbury reports that a woman was arrested and charged with assaulting several officers who were trying to arrest her in accordance with a warrant. The incident started when Tewksbury law enforcement received a call from a woman who said…
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Arrested for Attempting to Commit a Crime in Massachusetts?
The FBI arrested a man in Lexington after he responded to a fake ad and attempted to pay for sex with two minor girls. The man was previously convicted of indecent assault and battery of a child. FBI agents operating a sting outside of Boston caught the man…
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Responding to Massachusetts Drug Trafficking Charges
Five people were recently arrested following a drug raid that occurred in Somerset County. Somerset law enforcement reports that a search warrant was issued for an Anson apartment after law enforcement received details about firearm and drug offenses at the…
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Ways to Defend Against Ketamine Charges
Massachusetts law enforcement arrested an individual following the seizure of 14 pounds of drugs. According to Massachusetts police, an officer patrolling eastbound on Route 84 spotted a Sienna minivan and found it was traveling almost 20 miles per hour above…
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Interacting With Law Enforcement
A man from Brookline was recently arrested for firearm charges after law enforcement responded to a report of a vehicle being erratically operated on Interstate 95. The Massachusetts State Police reports that around 10:30 pm on a Saturday, a law enforcement…
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Advice on Raising Defenses to Sex Crimes
Four men in Massachusetts recently attempted to set up sexual encounters with girls below the age of 18 and were arrested by federal law enforcement. The men were later charged with trafficking a child. The four men were held pending detention hearings. One…
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Steps Can Be Taken to Mitigate Sex Charges
A Salem landlord was convicted of sexual assault in October. The incident occurred when a woman rented a room in Medford so her daughter would not have to change schools once they became homeless. The man has since been sentenced to at least a year and a half…
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What is An Accessory After or Before the Fact?
Due to raids of a Norton apartment and a Quincy location, state law enforcement comments that they seized nearly $100,000, a firearm, and many drugs belonging to an individual who was recently in a fatal Taunton car crash. The raid happened at the apartment…
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Should You Talk to the Police?
A man in Melrose was recently arrested after a shooting that injured two individuals. The man now faces various charges, including armed assault, assault and battery, and possessing a firearm without a license. The man’s arrest occurred following a…
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Helpful Advice on Responding to Drug Charges
A believed fentanyl and crack cocaine trafficker is being held without bail after law enforcement stated that they discovered over 50 bags containing drugs in the man’s backpack. The man was arrested and charged in municipal court with carrying a firearm…
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Avoiding False Statements When Questioned by Law Enforcement
A man in the Holyoke area was arrested recently for illegally possessing machine guns as well as owning unregistered firearms and providing false statements to law enforcement. Several ATF and FBI were investigating a home in Holyoke when the house’s owner…
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IP Addresses and Criminal Cases in Massachusetts
A man in Royalston was recently arrested after imagery involving child sex abuse was traced over the wifi of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The man was arrested after investigators claimed that he distributed the images over the medical center’s wifi,…
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Things You Should (and Should Not) Do When Interacting With Police
More than a dozen people were recently arrested in a firearm and drug seizure that occurred following investigations by two separate agencies in Springfield. Springfield police stated that over the last few weeks, investigators have performed surveillance at…
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Responding to Charges of Possessing a Firearm
Over a dozen men are accused of offering firearms or money in exchange for sex . These charges arise after an undercover law enforcement sting in Boston. Over the course of one night, Boston police officers posing as prostitutes caught 13 men from throughout…
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What Makes Ghost Guns So Dangerous?
Two men in Massachusetts who possessed ghost guns were sentenced to prison on drug and firearm charges in August of 2022. The men were sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve three years at a facility after pleading guilty to the possession of…
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SJC Rules Blood Alcohol Tests from Hospital Inadmissible in OUI Prosecutions without Defendant's Consent
The SJC ruled today that where a defendant is charged with OUI and taken to a hospital, the Commonwealth cannot use the blood alcohol tests performed there unless they were done with the consent of the person being charged. Frequently, police initiate an OUI…
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The Differences Between Active and Open Warrants
Law enforcement recently arrested 34 individuals in a drug sweep in Brockton. The complaint came from Brockton residents and necessitated that officers go undercover. While over 40 individuals were identified, more than 34 people were arrested and now face…
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What is Criminal Intent?
A Mississippi man who recently landed at Boston’s Logan International Airport for a trip to Maine was arrested after he was found loading rounds into his pistol. The state police report that the man was placed under arrest for taking his firearm out of a…