Case Results

  • Not Guilty First-Degree Murder

    A man was charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and accessory after the fact to murder. After a jury trial, the man was found not guilty of the offenses.  He is now a free man and gainfully employed.

  • Not Guilty Illegal Possession of Firearm

    After a routine car stop in New Bedford, the police conducted a search of the vehicle and found a loaded 9mm gun under the passenger seat; the passenger was arrested.  After a jury trial in the New Bedford District Court, the defendant was found not guilty.

  • Not Guilty Drunk Driving

    A defendant was charged with second offense drunk driving.  The case was brought to trial and the result was a not guilty; his license was reinstated.

  • Not Guilty Guns, Ammunition and Cocaine Seized
    While investigating the cause of a fire in Westport, police seized an AK-47, UZI and other firearms, ammunition and cocaine.  After a jury trial, the defendant was acquitted on all gun, ammunition and drug offenses.
  • Sentence Reduced Second-Degree Murder Charge
    A Somerset man was charged with murder.  The defense was prepared to challenge the cause of death based on defense expert testimony.  On the eve of trial and after months of extensive discussions with the prosecutors, the defendant was offered a plea to a lesser offense of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 9-10 years imprisonment and was spared spending his entire life in prison. Reduced to Involuntary Manslaughter.
  • Sentence Reduced Federal Drug Conspiracy

    Defendant was indicted for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute heroin.  The government was seeking a sentence of 65-month imprisonment.  After a plea, the defendant was sentenced to 36 months imprisonment without any cooperation with the government as well as participation in the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse Program, which will reduce his sentence significantly. The sentencing judge allowed the defendant to self-surrender to his designated prison.

  • No Jail Time Assault Charge

    Defendant was indicted for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, operating motor vehicle to endanger, larceny over $250.00 and leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury after having run the victim over with the vehicle she was driving. After successfully working with the District Attorney’s Office and the Probation Department, the defendant was sentenced to two years probation and avoided jail time.

  • Dismissed Cocaine Possession

    A defendant’s vehicle was searched with a canine in the City of Boston and a substantial quantity of cocaine was seized. If the defendant were convicted, he would have been sentenced to a minimum mandatory sentence of three and a half years.  A motion to suppress the canine search was allowed and the matter was dismissed.

  • Dismissed Trafficking Oxycodone

    Defendant was charged with trafficking Oxycodone over 200 grams.  A motion to dismiss was litigated whereby it was argued that there was no connection between the accused and the drugs found; the court agreed.  The motion was allowed and the case was dismissed.

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