In Broward County Florida a criminal charge issued in large part due to texting between defendants and Facebook posts that detailed their plan. The text messages discussed what to do with the victim’s body. The Facebook posts were more detailed and accompanied by photos and entries that offered law enforcement…
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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That A Continuance Without A Finding Is Not A Prior Conviction When Calculating Prior Offenses In The Context Of An Administrative Driver’s License Suspension Hearing
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Souza v. Registrar of Motor Vehicles held that a continuance without a finding is not a prior conviction for the purpose of calculating prior offenses for the purposes of an Administrative Driver’s License Suspension. By way of background, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90 section…
Massachusetts Nanny Faces Felony Larceny Charges In Haverhill Court
Jessica Senter, a twenty four year old nanny working for a Groveland, Massachusetts family has been charged with Larceny Over $250 in the Haverhill District Court. Also charged was her boyfriend, Jukub Councilman. In November of 2010 Senter started work for for the victims in Groveland. She started in a…
Man Charged in Boston Massachusetts for Alleged Indecent Assault and Battery on T Nearly Eight Years Ago
On June 22, 2004 a woman in Boston, Massachusetts boarded a Green Line Trolley. The train was crowded that day as the Red Sox had a home game. The defendant, Timothy Day got on the same train at the Copley Station. While on the train Day allegedly touched the woman…
Haverhill Massachusetts Man Charged With Domestic Assault and Battery, Other Violent Crimes After Argument Spills Out Into Street
Roberto Jordan of Haverhill, Massachusetts was arrested last night and charged with Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon, Domestic Assault and Battery, Assault and Battery on a Police Officer and other related crimes. The crimes are both felonies and misdemeanors in Massachusetts. The incident started around midnight.…
Lawrence Massachusetts Cops Witness Hand to Hand Drug Deal, Arrest Two
People living in an area of Tower Hill in Lawrence, Massachusetts were becoming concerned about what they believed to be drug deals occurring in cars in their neighborhood. In response they called the police. Two nights ago, following up on the complaints, an unmarked cruiser was patrolling the area. They…
Juror on Roger Clemens Perjury Trial Dismissed For Sleeping During Testimony
During the jury selection process a prospective juror told the prosecution, judge and defense that he would rather stay home in bed than be a juror on the Roger Clemens Perjury trial case. The twenty seven year old unemployed juror will now get his wish. After repeatedly sleeping during the…
Two From Massachusetts Face Charges of Possession, Distribution of Heroin After Cops Witness Drug Deal
The Brockton Enterprise reports that police in Rockland, Massachusetts acted after receiving nearly twenty civilian complaints of suspected Massachusetts Drug Dealing starting this past April. People specifically reported extensive automobile and foot traffic at a specific location. In response, officers set up surveillance of a home on Liberty Street to…
Framingham Man Arraigned on Drug Trafficking Charges After Raid Nets Meth, Marijuana, Cash
This past weekend police in Framingham, Massachusetts raided the home of Douglas Lester (a pseudonym), a twenty one year old man living on Day Hill Road. The Metrowest Daily News reports that early Sunday night Lester was seen selling marijuana to a female not far from his home. Police stopped the…
Salem Men Arrested, Charged With Trafficking Cocaine After Car Stopped For Traffic Violations
A Salem, Massachusetts police officer became suspicious the other day when he saw a car with dark tinted windows. He then followed the car. He observed the car failing to stop for people in a crosswalk. The officer pulled the car over and quickly learned that the driver, Julio Cruz…