Attorney Kevin J Mahoney's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. M.P.F.

May 24, 2004

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

Rape of Child -- Not Guilty Rape of Child -- Not Guilty Indecent A&B -- Not Guilty Indecent A&B -- Not Guilty Indecent A&B -- Not Guilty A&B Dangerous Weapon -- Not Guilty A&B Dangerous Weapon -- ... Not Guilty A&B Dangerous Weapon -- Not Guilty A&B -- Not Guilty Dissemination of Pornographic Material -- Not Guilty Defendant's daughter testified that between her 8th and 10th grades, the Defendant raped her twice a week for 2 years, beat her with an electrical cord and a police stick, broke plates over her head, punched her in the stomach, and forced her to watch pornography. The jury deliberated for 8 1/2 hrs.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. L.B.

May 04, 2004

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

Aggravated Rape -- Not Guilty Aggravated Rape -- Not Guilty Indecent A&B -- Not Guilty Indecent A&B -- Not Guilty Alleged victim testified that she slept over Defendant's home as the guest of his ... step-daughter. The following morning, after the Defendant drove the step-daughter and his wife to work, he returned to the home. The alleged victim claimed that he entered the guest bedroom, took off his clothing, subdued her and twice raped her. Jury deliberated less than an hour.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. J.R.

Mar 15, 2004

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

Motor Vehicle Homicide -- Not Guilty Operating Under the Influence -- Dismissed on first day of trial According to the Commonwealth, the client was driving 89 mph down Rt. 95 in Topsfield when he r ... ear-ended another vehicle, sending that vehicle out-of-control and rolling down the embankment. The occupants of the vehicle were ejected. The driver died within a few hours. Responding police, EMTs and firemen detected an odor of alcohol on the client's breath. Two witnesses described the client as intoxicated. Attorney Mahoney destroyed the Commonwealth's accident reconstructionist by exposing his inconsistencies, his perjury and his motives. After deliberating for three hours, the jury found the client not guilty.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. Matthew Lavoi

Dec 16, 2003

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

1st Degree Murder -- Not Guilty 2nd Degree Murder -- Guilty Possession of Firearm -- Not Guilty

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. T.W.

Oct 20, 2003

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

Assault -- Not Guilty Ex-wife claimed that after informing defendant that she would deny him scheduled visitation, he became enraged and swung at her, just missing her face. Later, he swung at her s ... tomach. The prosecutor called four witnesses, including two neighbors and a police officer. The defense called but one witness. The jury deliberated 14 minutes.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. John Doe

Jun 16, 2003

OUTCOME: Not Guilty, Guilty

Assault with Intent to Rape -- Not Guilty Indecent Assault & Battery -- Not Guilty Indecent Assault & Battery -- Not Guilty Indecent Assault & Battery -- Not Guilty Open & Gross Lewdness -- Not Gui ... lty Open & Gross Lewdness -- Not Guilty Open & Gross Lewdness -- Not Guilty Assault & Battery -- Not Guilty Assault & Battery -- Not Guilty Assault & Battery -- Guilty According to the Prosecutor, my client and two co-defendants, in the Boston area on a high school field trip, relentlessly sexually assaulted two classmates. At one point, the Prosecutor claimed, the defendants pinned one victim to the bed and attempted to force him to perform fellatio on one of the defendants. The jury deliberated 16 hours over 3 days. The co-defendants were found guilty of 23 of 32 indictments, including two counts of assault w/ intent to rape, which carries a prison term of up to 20 years. Sentencing hearing scheduled for this fall.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. J. M.

Jun 12, 2003

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

OUI -- Not Guilty Officer, responding to scene of a motor vehicle accident, smelled strong odor of alcohol on defendant's breath. Gave defendant three field sobriety tests, two of which, the officer ... claimed, the defendant had failed badly. Jury deliberated approximately 1 1/2 hrs.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. Ming Chen

Jan 08, 2003

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

Assault & Battery -- Not Guilty Defendant, who was delivery man for Dragon Chef, was accused of grabbing, holding, pushing and punching three female college students who had ordered Chinese food. Th ... ree students and a Brookline police officer testified against the Defendant. The defense called no witnesses. Jury deliberated 7 minutes.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. Herman Medeiros

Apr 11, 2002

OUTCOME: Not Guilty

Assault & Battery w/ a Dangerous Weapon -- Not Guilty Defendant was accused of striking his brother in the face with a milk crate, cutting the alleged victim's nose and drawing blood, threatening th ... e alleged victim and his son with a crowbar, throwing punches at the alleged victim and his son, ripping an eight foot long nail ridden board from the porch and chasing the alleged victim and son with the board until the police arrived. Attorney Mahoney exposed the alleged victim as a liar over the course of two days of exhausting cross-examination. Jury deliberated 11 minutes.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth vs. Corey M.

Dec 06, 2001

OUTCOME: Dismissed

12/6/01 Possession of Class B w/ Intent to Distribute (to wit: oxycontin) â€“ Dismissed minimum mandatory 2 1/2 years in prison Officers Dentremont and O'Sullivan of the Boston Police Narcotics Sq ... uad observed what they believed to be a narcotics deal between the client and an unknown male in the parking lot of the Star Market on Hyde Park Avenue, Boston. With the assistance of a marked cruiser, they stopped the client as he drove away. After surrounding him, O'Sullivan reached into the client's pants, retrieving a Tic Tac box containing 27 oxycontin pills. At the evidentiary hearing on Attorney Mahoney's motion to suppress the drugs, Mahoney attacked the officer during cross-examination, exposing his shoddy investigatory tactics and deceit. The Court suppressed the drugs and the Assistant District Attorney was forced to dismiss the charges. O'Sullivan had bragged to Mahoney that, unless they got a "moronic" judge, Mahoney would never get the drugs suppressed.

Kevin J Mahoney's Legal Cases (48)

Commonwealth vs. M.P.F.

Commonwealth vs. L.B.

Commonwealth vs. J.R.

Commonwealth vs. Matthew Lavoi

Commonwealth vs. T.W.

Commonwealth vs. John Doe

Commonwealth vs. J. M.

Commonwealth vs. Ming Chen

Commonwealth vs. Herman Medeiros

Commonwealth vs. Corey M.