Andover, MA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Andover, MA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI ... +5 more
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
February 6, 2017, Woburn District Court case no. 1653CR002399 charging false driver license application, RMV fraud, and false name upon arrest. We file a motion to suppress and our Attorney Christophe ... r Basso appears in court for a hearing on February 6, 2017. In consideration of the merits of our motion, the government moves to dismiss the case upon payment of $300 in court costs.
OUTCOME: No charges issued
Lynn District Court case no. 1613CR004619 charging possession of heroin. Client suffers from drug addiction. Despite the ongoing opioid epidemic, police charge him for personal use possession of hero ... in. In court, we file a motion to dismiss the criminal case and remand it for a clerk's hearing. At the clerk's hearing, we convince the magistrate that the prosecution is not in the interest of justice. The complaint is withdrawn.
OUTCOME: Plea set aside; case dismissed
Lowell District Court case no. 0611CR003533 charging assault dangerous weapon (ADW), distribution of cocaine, narcotics conspiracy, failure to stop for police. On advice of prior retained counsel, cli ... ent pleaded guilty to ADW with other charges placed on file. In subsequent consultation with immigration attorney, client learns that his plea subjects him to deportation. Immigration attorney recommends our firm. We appear on a motion to vacate his conviction, which the Court allows. On 11/1/16, the government dismisses all charges against our client.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Quincy District Court case no. 1556CR5179 charging license fraud. We answer ready for trial on 10/3/16. The government lacks sufficient evidence to proceed. The Court allows our motion to dismiss.
OUTCOME: Plea overturned; guilty filed with no sentence
Haverhill District Court case no. 1238CR2758. On advice of prior counsel, client admits to distribution of cocaine on 8/16/13, placing him under threat of deportation. Client retains our firm, follow ... ing which we identify a defect in the plea hearing which results in the Court allowing a motion for new trial in mid-2015. We defend client on revived complaint, resulting in filing of conviction without any punishment, penalty or restraint on liberty, which disposition does not qualify as conviction for federal immigration purposes; client is no longer deportable as a result of this case.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Lawrence District Court case no. 1518CR000896 charging possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Our then-associate attorney Thomas Ozbolt litigated a motion to suppress on 5/27/16. The court ... allows the motion, the matter is dismissed on 8/29/16.
OUTCOME: Guilty filed with no sentence
Lawrence District Court case no. 1518CR003282, charging insurance fraud. Government claims filed a false insurance claim that he was victim of hit and run when in fact damage to his car resulted from ... his backing into a fire hydrant. Following negotiations with prosecutor, we resolve case with a "guilty file," which disposes of the case with no punishment, penalty or restraint on liberty of any kind.
OUTCOME: Conviction overturned; case dismissed; client is now a U.S. Citizen
Middlesex County Superior Court (Lowell) case no. 0881CR00706 charging distribution of cocaine; Lowell District Court case no. 0811CR01773 charging distribution of cocaine and drug conspiracy. Client ... contends that she was involved in an abusive relationship, in which her boyfriend forced her to sell drugs for him. Nevertheless, her prior lawyer recommends she plead guilty to both cases. On 3/25/15, client applied for citizenship, unaware that her convictions constituted aggravated felonies which trigger mandatory deportation. Client is a Cambodian national who along with her family fled the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime in her home country. She has resided in the U.S. since she was eleven; she is now a mother of four children. She retains our office to vacate her convictions to avoid being returned to the country of which her only memory is of persecution and death. We filed motions for new trial in each matter, which the government opposed. In separate adversarial hearings, both the Lowell District Court (6/10/16) and the Middlesex Superior Court (6/29/16) allow our motions and vacate her convictions. Following further litigation, all charges are dismissed. Client is now a U.S. citizen living peacefully with her children.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Lawrence District Court case no. 1318CR006179, charging operating on a suspended license. Case dismissed by agreement.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Lowell District Court case no. 1511CR003878 charging distribution of cocaine. We secure various orders compelling disclosure of discovery as we prepare case for trial. Government was unable to comply ... by trial date; Court allows our motion to dismiss predicated on prosecutorial non-compliance.
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