In Commonwealth v. Gomes, a recent decision by the Supreme Judicial Court, the Court announced significant additions to the model jury instruction on eyewitness identification. The facts of the case are as follows: In the early morning hours of September 10, 2011, the defendant walked into a gas station convenience…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, a Framingham man was arrested on drug charges at a Motel 6 on Route 9. The article states that a motel employee called police about a “disturbance” in the parking lot. When the officer arrived, the employee pointed out a…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, two men were charged with assaulting each other during a fight this past Wednesday in Framingham. The article states that the men work in the same building on Concord Street. One of the men (defendant number one) reportedly bumped into an…
In Commonwealth v. Crayton and Commonwealth v. Collins, both issued on December 17, 2014, the Supreme Judicial Court established a new standard for the admission of in-court identifications of the defendant by eyewitnesses where the witnesses had not previously participated in an out-of-court identification procedure and/or the prior out of court…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, a Framingham man, was arrested after physically disciplining his son. The child, who is seven years old, bit one his teachers at his school. Following the incident, the defendant, the child’s father, reportedly destroyed the child’s video game system. The child’s…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, a German au pair who has been charged with assaulting the three year old boy that she cared for has filed a criminal complaint against the child’s father. The au pair was reportedly caught on camera shoving the boy to the…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, an Ashland woman smeared raw bacon on the dispatch window of the Framingham Police Department last week. The article states that the woman walked up to the dispatch window of the police station with a Dunkin Donuts box in her hand.…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, a Framingham woman was arrested after crashing her car into an apartment building this past week. The article states that the woman was driving her car in the area of Beaver Terrace Circle. She was reportedly circling through the area repeatedly…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, a Framingham man robbed a Sunoco station in Wayland this past week. The article states that the man was previously employed at the gas station and believed that he was owed back pay. Presumably as a result of this belief, he…
According to an article in the MetroWest Daily News, a man was arrested for assaulting and attempting to rob another man at the West Natick MBTA station this past Thursday. The article states that the police went to the station for a report of fight. When they arrived, they saw…