Commonwealth v. R.L. – Brockton District Court

ATTORNEY GERALD J. NOONAN CONVINCES THE COURT TO DISMISS CHARGES AGAINST BROCKTON MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY PUT A LOADED GUN TO THE VICTIM’S HEAD AND THREATENED TO KILL HIM.

Brockton Police received a 911 call from a male victim who reported that the defendant threatened to kill him with a pistol. The victim reported that the Defendant pulled out a loaded pistol, cocked the hammer, and put the gun to his head and threatened to shoot him. Defendant was charged with Threats to Commit a Crime (G.L. c. 275, §2).

Result: At a Clerk Magistrate Hearing, Attorney Gerald J. Noonan argued that the victim was not credible and was lying about what happened. The victim had a grudge and an axe to grind against the Defendant. The victim was a former boyfriend of the Defendant’s daughter. The victim was very abusive to Defendant’s daughter, inflicting injuries to her on numerous occasions, and was sentenced to serve jail time for assaulting Defendant’s daughter. Attorney Noonan argued that his client had threatened to call the police on the victim and have him charged for assaulting his daughter. Attorney Noonan argued, in retaliation for the Defendant’s threats to have him arrested for beating his daughter, the victim made this false allegation against him. Attorney Noonan presented evidence of the victim’s lengthy criminal record. The Clerk Magistrate declined to issue any charges against Attorney Noonan’s client.