Hello and happy new year! I wish I could be starting the year off with a happy story…but this is, after all, a criminal law blog. Springfield authorities have announced their recent bust which took place on Saturday night. According to the Boston Herald . the police say that the…
You have seen the headlines. You have heard the newscasts. Sometimes it almost seems like there is a war going on between regular civilians and local police departments. Sometimes, it is law enforcement who ends up the victim of a homicide. Other times, it is the civilian. Is there a…
This case brings back memories that we have discussed with you not so long ago. The case is pending in Attleboro. The criminal allegation? Vehicular Homicide. 26-year-old Arman Chaudhary (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) from Lynn is the driver in question. The Boston Herald tells us that the Defendant is accused of…
The ever-photogenic Michelle Carter, the Connecticut teen accused of assisting in her boyfriend’s 2014 suicide, and hereinafter referred to as the “Defendant”, is in the news again. You may remember the Defendant. In fact, the good folks at Altman & Altman, llp posted a blog in my absence about the…
Prosecutors handling the case for Michelle Carter, a young teen accused of assisting in her boyfriend’s 2014 suicide, have officially charged her with involuntary manslaughter following a hearing for her case in Massachusetts juvenile court. Michelle Carter, who was 17 at the time of Conrad Roy III’s suicide, now 18,…
A man from Northampton, Massachusetts is facing charges for allegedly trying to poison and kill his sickly 7 year old daughter with drain cleaner. Reports have indicated that the young girl has been suffering from an illness for an unnamed period of time, and that this may not be the…
A teenager from Plainville, Massachusetts is being charged with involuntary manslaughter following the disturbing discovery of text messages she exchanged with her boyfriend before his suicide in July of 2014. Michelle Carter allegedly encouraged her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, to commit suicide despite his fears and concerns about following through…
Busy night last night in the greater Boston area…in terms of shootings. At last count, five deaths took place. Others were left wounded. WBUR and WBZ told me the news earlier this morning. There were shootings at 12 Ernst Street in Roxbury. Two died earlier this morning. One neighbor told WBZ NewsRadio…
Jurors in Suffolk Superior Court found Edwin Alemany guilty of first-degree murder and 15 other counts, including premeditated murder, for the killing of Amy Lord. Alemany was also found guilty of attacking two other women before and after killing Lord. In July of 2013, Alemany kidnapped Lord from outside her…
Well, the trial of 26-year-old Michael Stallings from Boston (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is over. While it ended in a conviction, the defense is likely counting it as a “win”. The Defendant was acquitted of the top count, Murder in the First Degree, but convicted on the lesser charges of Involuntary…