A Framingham man was arrested at approximately 3:30 pm on Tuesday and charged with two counts of assault and battery and one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to an article in the Metro West Daily News. Police reportedly found him walking on Beaver Park Road…
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Domestic Violence Arrest Leads to Attempted Murder Charge for Elderly Holliston Man
A unique case from Framingham District Court came to my attention on Tuesday. According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, an 84 year-old man from Holliston was arrested for an alleged attack on his 86 year-old wife. The article, written by Norman Miller, stated that Holliston police went…
Ashland Teens Face Potential State Prison Sentences
I read a disturbing article in the MetroWest Daily News recently. According to the article, which was written by Norman Miller, two young people from Ashland were arraigned on Monday in Framingham District Court and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, larceny over $250, threatening to commit…
73 Year Old Wayland Man To Be Charged With Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon
An interesting incident in Wayland recently caught my attention in the Metrowest Daily News. According to the article, a Wayland man is going to face criminal charges in Framingham District Court for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The circumstances leading up to those charges as described by the…
Massachusetts Hate Crimes Law Used to Charge Three Lesbian Women
The Boston Herald reports on an interesting case that came out of Boston last week. Three young women who self identify as lesbians were arrested and charged with a hate crime for allegedly assaulting a gay man at the Forest Hills T station in Jamaica Plain. The whole incident supposedly…
Self Defense Law and the “Castle Defense” in Massachusetts
As a Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer people often come to me with questions about hypothetical situations, wondering what their rights are if they are ever put in a position of danger. In Massachusetts our law does allow for a person to defend themselves if they are put in fear of…
Massachusetts College Student Charged With Felonies After Video Of Incident Is Posted To YouTube
This past week the news and internet have been abuzz with reports regarding a Massachusets college student charged with a crime as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred at Dean College in Franklin, MA. The Milford Daily News ran a report on the case, it also received coverage…