Will my cwof show up on a cori check? Is it possible to get off a 2 year probation early?

Employers without any special access level can see "pending" cases on your CORI. A CWOF that has not yet resulted in a dismissal is a pending...

My son has a CWOF age 17 for a misdemeanor charge. Can he get his record sealed?

The law aiding the age of juvenile delinqipuency to 18 changed in September 2013. While the issue of if and in what circumstances that statute...

A break in happened a week ago at my old work my brother is telling the cop to look at me as a suspect they cop called and asked

Of course the police told you you shouldn't bring a lawyer; it's their job to gather evidence against anyone they believe committed a crime, and...

Can a judge force me to renew a restraining order?

The judge cannot force you to renew the order. DCF may try to de facto force you into renewing the order by threatening to remove the children...

Looking for an attorney to help with appeal process for firearms registration. How many cases handled and what is cost?

Attorney Cowan is correct in identifying the two main issues at play in your case. If you were in fact convicted of malicious destruction of...

I'm being charged with assault and battery

It sounds like you both have a 5th amendment privilege against self-incrimination, which would allow you each to refuse to testify against the...

They need a warrant, or a court order to get your DNA. Or your consent, hence the attempts to get you to give it voluntarily, you know, to "rule...

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Passenger in a car ticketed for possession of Marijuana (MASS) . Only marijuana <1 oz in glove box...defense for appeal?

The defense is that the passenger had no knowledge of the marijuana in the glovebox, in a car he neither owned nor operated. This defense is...

Can I get an aggravated assault w/ a deadly weapon expunged from my record?

You should repost this question in the Florida section, as it is the laws of the state of Florida, not Massachusetts, that would control whether or...

Convictions are not sealable by way of an in-court (100C) petition; those types of sealings are available for non-convictions only. The only way...