Andover, MA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Andover, MA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI ... +5 more
OUTCOME: Case dismissed after continuance without a finding
Quincy District Court case no. 1856CR2019, charging possession with intent to distribute and two counts of distribution of cocaine. Client admits to sufficient facts to possession with intent, remaini ... ng counts dismissed. Following successful term of supervision, final count dismissed on 8/30/19.
OUTCOME: All but one count dismissed; client sentenced to time-served on remaining count of restraining order violation
Lawrence District Court case no. 1818CR002315 charging violation of restraining order; 1818CR001096 charging threat to commit murder; 1818CR000779 charging domestic assault and battery. We answer read ... y for trial on all matters. All dockets dismissed with the exception of restraining order violation (1818CR002315), which police observed. Client sentenced to 90 days in the county jail deemed served, with probation for two years.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Lawrence District Court case no. 1818CR000750 charging assault and battery domestic. Client initially retains our office. He requests guarantee that the case will be dismissed. We reviewed our strat ... egies with client, then explained that while we will seek dismissal, we are unable to ethically offer any such assurance, as the ultimate resolution of the case rests in the judgment of the Court. Client then discharges our firm after another attorney "promised" that he would secure dismissal of case. Two months later, that attorney suggested client should change his plea to guilty. Client re-engages our law office. We prepare for trial consistent with our existing defense strategy. On 7/25/18, the scheduled trial date, the Court allows our motion to dismiss the case.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Lowell District Court case nos. 1811CR1711 charging assault and battery domestic; 1811CR2460, assault and battery domestic and threats to commit a crime. We appear for trial on 7/9/18. The Court allo ... ws our motion to dismiss all charges.
OUTCOME: Client serves no jail time
Lawrence District Court case no. 1718CR002026 charging possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Police execute search warrant at client's residence, uncovering 15 grams of cocaine and nearly $ ... 20,000 cash. Negotiations via prior counsel resulted in recommended sentence of two years in jail. Client retains our office. Following negotiations, case closed with two years probation, no jail time.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Middlesex County Superior Court case no. 9781CR00898 charging possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, second offense. In 2018, client arrested on default warrant for 1997 drug case. In inves ... tigating the charges, we discover documentation deficiencies in the police investigation. Following our investigation, we advance argument that the government's case will not survive a motion to suppress. After consideration of our findings, prosecutor files a nolle prosequi, dismissing the case in its entirety.
OUTCOME: Charges reduced, client sentenced to 1/15 of minimum mandatory sentence
Essex County Superior Court case no. 0277CR01335, charging trafficking in heroin over 200 grams and trafficking in cocaine over 28 grams; Rockingham, NH Superior Court case no. 2002-S-2132, charging co ... nspiracy to sell a controlled substance. As initially charged, client faced 15 year minimum-mandatory prison term. Represented by prior counsel, client posts bail and defaults, remaining in fugitive status until captured in January 2018. Client retains our office. As a result of extensive negotiations, prosecutor agrees to reduce charges to eliminate all mandatory prison sentences, and agrees to sentence of one year in the county jail on the Massachusetts charges, followed by a one to two year suspended sentence on the New Hampshire charges.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Brighton District Court case no. 1708CR00113 charging operating under the influence (DWI/OUI). Police arrested our client after observing him swerving and driving well under the speed limit (25 in a ... 40). He failed field sobriety tests, admitted to drinking, then failed the breathalyzer. We filed a motion to suppress, arguing that our client did not consent to the breathalyzer and did not voluntarily waive his Miranda rights. Following a hearing, the Court excluded our client's post-arrest statements and excluded the breathalyzer test from evidence. On 5/30/18, we appear for trial. The trooper does not. Case dismissed.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed after general continuance
Malden District Court case no. 1750CR1097 charging distribution of heroin in a school zone and narcotics conspiracy. After police see client conduct suspected drug transaction, officers detain "buyer" ... who claims he purchased 6 bags of heroin from our client for $150. Police stop our client, finding $776 cash on his person. We appear for a motion to suppress hearing. After negotiations with detectives and prosecutor, the government agrees to dismiss all charges pursuant to G.L. ch. 276, §87.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Lawrence District Court case no. 1718CR006090 charging possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Following their observation of a suspected drug transaction, state police narcotics detectives st ... op our client and recover a bag of heroin concealed in his mouth as well as proceeds from drug transactions on his person. We file a motion to suppress. At the hearing, our associate Chris Basso establishes that police illegally detained and searched our client. Motion to suppress allowed; case dismissed.
Ad
Transform legal challenges into solutions.
Connect now to review your situation.
