Commonwealth v. E.Z. – Stoughton District Court

ATTORNEY GERALD J. NOONAN CONVINCES DA TO DISMISS 3 FELONY VANDALISM CHARGES AGAINST COLLEGE STUDENT PRIOR TO ARRAIGNMENT, SAVING HIS CLIENT FROM HAVING A CRIMINAL RECORD.

Sharon Police had been receiving reports of ongoing vandalism on the same building in town. Specifically, this building had been repeatedly tagged with spray-paint and graffiti. An officer, investigating the vandalism, observed fresh vandalism, which he believed to have been inflicted by our client. Specifically, the officer observed fresh spray-paint with the client’s last name in writing. Another officer in the department was familiar with the last name as being the Defendant’s last name. Defendant later admitted that he was the person who committed the fresh vandalism. Sharon Police charged Defendant with Vandalism of Property also known as Defacement of Real or Personal Property (G.L. c. 266, §126A). If should be noted that a conviction for this offense results in a one-year suspension of a driver’s license.

Result: Attorney Gerald J. Noonan worked tirelessly to obtain as much favorable evidence as possible to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the charges prior to his client’s arraignment. Attorney Noonan pointed out that the building was totally covered in graffiti and his client only spray-painted two very small areas. His client cleaned and removed his graffiti. Attorney presented evidence showing his client was an exceptional academic student in college, majoring in Biology, with plans of attending graduate school to get a Master’s Degree in Genetics. Attorney Noonan convinced the DA to dismiss the three felony vandalism charges prior to arraignment, saving his client from having any charges on his record and thus ensuring his future in pursuing a career in Genetics.