Taunton District Court
Mar 26, 2015OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Defendant charged with three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The government moved to hold the defendant without bail pending trial on the basis of dangerousness. At the dangero ... usness hearing Attorney Gioia won his client's freedom through deftly crafted cross examination and argument. Gioia showed that the defendant had simply acted in defense of his family including his five young children. As the case proceeded, Gioia thoroughly investigated the charges by interviewing witnesses and filing discovery motions. On the day of trial Gioia moved to dismiss the case based in part on the theory of self defense. Over the government's objection, Gioia's motion was allowed by the court and all counts were dismissed.
