On Wednesday August 27, 2008 a drug deal went bad on Quincy Terrace in Lynn, Massachusetts and resulted in the murder of a 24 year old man. On August 28, 2008 a Lynn man was arraigned in the Lynn District Court on charges of murder. Court papers stated that the…
Yesterday’s Metrowest Daily News reported that Kevin Porter of Stowe, Massachusetts was indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury for the June 24, 2008 murder of Jeffrey Weaver. Porter was also charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and assault and battery. The Middlesex County District…
In a ruling published today the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that victims of assault and battery in Massachusetts must be people when charged under G.L. c. 265 sec. 15A. Commonwealth v. Wilson, slip opinion August 21, 2008. In connection with a drug deal the defendant in Wilson was chased by…
The Lowell Sun reported that a forty two year old Lowell man withdrew $62,000.00 from his bank account, placed it in a duffel bag and went out to get drunk. After accomplishing his goal he decided to solicit a prostitute. He succeeded in finding Jessica Garcia, 30 of Aiken Street…
Charges of assault and battery issued against prize fighter Micky Ward after a clerk’s hearing held in the Lowell District Court. The victim, Ward’s wife’s stepfather alleged that on May 28, 2008 during a confrontation Ward punched him in the face. The alleged victim Kevin Nolette claims to have sustained…
On August 5, 2008 police arrested two Beverly men identified as suspects in an early morning robbery. The victims claimed that as they were walking in downtown Beverly they were approached by a group of four men. One of the men brandished a knife and held it to one of…
In September of 2004 at 9:45 p.m. a Mashpee police officer observed the defendant driving down Route 151. The officer knew that the defendant’s license had been revoked and attempted to stop the vehicle he was driving. In an attempt to avoid apprehension the defendant drove thirty to thirty five…
G.L. c. 268 sec. 13D(d) was passed by the Massachusetts Legislature in March of 2006. The law was passed in part as a response to claims that criminal defendants were disseminating grand jury testimony as a means of intimidating witnesses, particularly in murder cases. The law permits prosecutors to request a hearing…