A Framingham woman and her boyfriend were arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on October 16, 2013 for their respective roles in a murder. The boyfriend reportedly shot the alleged victim to death in July. The girlfriend allegedly took the gun and hid it near the train tracks after the shooting. According…
New decision from the MA Appellate Court today in Commonwealth v. Kevin Feeney is utterly depressing. The facts involve a crash where a gun is found, but nobody is present in the vehicle when police arrive. The defendant was found about a block away from the car with a fresh…
On Tuesday Massachusetts residents voted to pass a ballot initiative allowing the use of medical marijuana. The new law eliminates state criminal and civil penalties for the medicinal use of marijuana. The law will go into effect on January 1, 2013. In order to get a prescription for medical marijuana,…
Massachusetts has recently passed a law that amends its sentencing for violent criminal offenses. The new law creates what is known as a “three strikes rule.” A three strikes law, which is currently used in 26 other states including Texas, California and Arizona, makes criminals who have been convicted three…