Criminal Defense

Also, see Battery Charges | About Assault and Battery Charges Section 13A. Assault, or Assault and Battery; Punishment Section 13A. (a) Whoever commits an assault or an assault and battery upon another shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 2 1/2 years in a house of correction or by a fine of not more than $1,000.…

Section 22B Rape of a Child During Commission of Certain Offenses or by Use of Force; Penalties Section 22B. Whoever has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse with a child under 16, and compels such child to submit by force and against his will or compels such child to submit by threat of bodily injury…

Section 14: Punishment; Mayhem Section 14 of Massachusetts General law defines the criminal penalties for being convicted of the crime of mayhem as follows: Section 14. Whoever, with malicious intent to maim or disfigure, cuts out or maims the tongue, puts out or destroys an eye, cuts or tears off an ear, cuts, slits or…

Section 18C Entry of dwelling place; persons present within; weapons; punishment Section 18C of Massachusetts General law defines the criminal penalties for being convicted of the crime of home invasion as follows: Whoever knowingly enters the dwelling place of another knowing or having reason to know that one or more persons are present within or…

By Vicki-Ann Downing August 23, 2011 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com. Jury in Brockton Superior Court deliberated only two hours before clearing Robert L. McAvoy, 42, of the charges. BROCKTON – A jury in Brockton Superior Court deliberated only two hours on Monday before clearing a man of charges that he raped…

Experienced Shoplifting Theft Criminal Defense Attorneys Shoplifting is one of the most commonly committed, and commonly prosecuted, crimes in the state of Massachusetts.  A conviction for shoplifting usually entails minimal jail time and financial penalties, but it can leave a permanent mark on your record that may make it difficult, even years later, to find…

Is there a difference between OUI and DUI or DWI? Boston DUI Drunk Driving Lawyer serving Massachusetts and the Greater Boston area including South Boston, Brockton, Cambridge, Somerville, Quincy, New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro, Lowell, Woburn, Medford, Waltham, Wareham, Lynn, Lawrence, Wrentham, Dedham, Salem, Fall River, Brookline, Chelsea, Worcester, Framingham, Everett, Revere, Dorchester and Roxbury and…

By Maria Papadopoulos March 14, 2011 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com. Four of the six young men charged with trashing a house in East Bridgewater while the owners were away on vacation have been convicted and will face probation and community service for their actions. [Our client was found Not Guilty on…

The six young East Bridgewater men connected to an out-of-control party that caused more than $50,000 in damages to an Elm Street home last year will face Brockton Superior Court Judge Carol Ball on Monday. By Amanda Reed January 22, 2011 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com. EAST BRIDGEWATER – Six local youths…

Six East Bridgewater residents have been indicted in connection with an out-of-control February party that caused more than $50,000 in damage to an Elm Street home. By Mallory Baker June 17, 2010 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com. EAST BRIDGEWATER – Six East Bridgewater residents have been indicted in connection with an out-of-control…