Commonwealth v. Rodriguez
Jul 14, 2015OUTCOME: Affirmed order granting motion to suppress
Boston, MA
Employment and labor Lawyer at Boston, MA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Appeals, Education
OUTCOME: Affirmed order granting motion to suppress
OUTCOME: SJC interpreted statute to require judicial inquiry into sufficiency of factual allegations
Challenged statute requiring entry of defendant's name into DVRS upon mere allegation of abuse by Commonwealth
OUTCOME: Resentencing granted
2255 petition for resentencing in the wake of Hinton Drug Lab scandal
OUTCOME: Pre-arraignment dismissal
challenged issuance of complaint against juvenile defendant (with Jeffrey P. Wiesner)
OUTCOME: Summary Judgment partially reversed
Represented plaintiff in appeal of order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment
OUTCOME: Won reversal of client's conviction for attempted kidnapping
OUTCOME: Motion to suppress affirmed
Successfully defended allowance of motion to suppress illegally seized bicycle
OUTCOME: New trial
Secured a new trial for client (with Max D. Stern) on the basis that he was denied the opportunity to present critical aspects of his defense to a charge of rape, and that this amounted to a violation ... of his constitutional rights
OUTCOME: Summary judgment
Won summary judgment (and defeated plaintiff's motion for summary judgment) in case involving dispute over leased equipment (with Max D. Stern)
OUTCOME: Resentencing
Successfully argued that sentencing enhancement should not apply to defendant; case remanded and defendant resenteced accordingly