Commonwealth v. Deane
Mar 14, 2011OUTCOME: not guilty
client charged with traficking in cocaine and conspiracy with a 15 minimum year sentence
Lowell, MA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Lowell, MA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: not guilty
client charged with traficking in cocaine and conspiracy with a 15 minimum year sentence
OUTCOME: custody awarded to grandparents
child taken from grandparents. Case successfully removed from Department of Children and Families to Juvenile Court
OUTCOME: judgement reversed
represented client on appeal
OUTCOME: reduction in verdict
jury found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree. Life sentence imposed (mandatory) Motion to reduce the verdict to manslaughter allowed. Defendant sentenced to a term of 8-10 years.
OUTCOME: judgement reversed
court reversed the judgment on appeal due the vagueness of the abandonment of a child statute in Massachusetts.