Result

ATTORNEY GERALD J. NOONAN GETS GUN CHARGE DISMISSED AGAINST UNITED STATES POSTAL WORKER FOR NEGLIGENTLY LOSING HIS SHOTGUN.

Defendant, a resident of Methuen, was going hunting with his son in Methuen. When he was loading his hunting equipment into his truck, he forgot that he placed his shotgun on the top of his trunk cover. He drove to the hunting site with the shotgun still lying on his trunk cover. When he arrived to the hunting location, he realized that he mistakenly left the shotgun on his trunk cover. Defendant was charged with Improper Storage of a Firearm (G.L. c. 140, §131L).

Result: Attorney Gerald J. Noonan argued that his client made an innocent mistake. It was purely accidental. He had no malicious intent and wasn’t grossly negligent. This was something that could happen to anybody. When he discovered that the shotgun was missing, his client acted responsibly by immediately reporting it to the police. Attorney Noonan presented evidence that his client has been a responsible gun owner his entire life. Finally, Attorney Noonan argued that his client has been employed as a United States Postal Worker for nearly 15 years and a criminal charge on his record had the potential to affect his employment. After hearing, the clerk dismissed the criminal complaint.

ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN WINS NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN ASSAULT & BATTERY CASE AFTER PROVING HIS CLIENT ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE.

Boston Police responded to the parking lot at the Logan Airport for a report of an Assault and Battery (G.L. c. 265, §13A) stemming from a dispute between two limo drivers. At the scene, police spoke to the alleged victim, a female limo driver. She reported that the Defendant confronted her in the parking lot because her vehicle was parked too close to his vehicle. She claimed that the Defendant demanded that she move her vehicle. When she refused, the Defendant became irate; he forcefully opened her car door, and continued yelling at her. She claimed that the Defendant cornered her and backed her up against her vehicle so she couldn’t escape. She claimed that the Defendant violently pushed her, causing her to fall down and strike her head against the pavement. On scene, police observed a fresh abrasion to her head. At trial, Commonwealth introduced photos showing the physical injuries to her head.

Result: At trial, Attorney Patrick J. Noonan presented compelling evidence convincing the judge that his client acted in self-defense. Attorney Noonan introduced evidence that the victim was the aggressor. Attorney Noonan called an independent witness who testified that he saw the victim yelling in the Defendant’s face and she was pointing her finger in his face several times. The Defendant testified that the victim’s finger made physical contact with his nose. The Defendant asked the victim several times to stop pointing her finger in his face. When she continued yelling and pointing her finger in his face, Defendant acted reasonably in pushing her back. He made it clear to the court that his only intent was to get her to back up out of his face. He had no intention of hurting her. Attorney Noonan thoroughly discredited the victim by showing that she was motivated by money. Within a week of the incident, she hired an Attorney to sue the Defendant to get money from him. By the time of trial, she retained another civil attorney to sue the Defendant. She embellished her injuries so she could sue him for even more money. She even went so far as to claim that she suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. By the time Attorney Noonan was done with her, her credibility was destroyed. The Judge found that the Commonwealth failed to prove that the Defendant did not act in self-defense.

ATTORNEY GERALD J. NOONAN CONVINCES CLERK-MAGISTRATE TO DISMISS THREATS CHARGE AGAINST NURSE SO LONG AS SHE NO LONGER CONTACTS THE ALLEGED VICTIM.

Brockton Police were dispatched to a parking lot in response to a 911 call. Upon arrival, police spoke to the victim who was very upset. She reported that the defendant had been harassing her, claiming that the victim was sleeping with her husband. Defendant had gone to her house on several occasions and pounded on the door. Defendant followed the victim in her car and confronted her in a parking lot where she yelled and threatened her. Defendant was charged with Threats to Commit a Crime (G.L. c. 275, §2).

Result: Attorney Gerald J. Noonan convinced the clerk-magistrate to dismiss the charges. Attorney Noonan argued that the Defendant never threatened the victim on any occasion. Although her former husband was having a relationship with the victim, Defendant could care less because she wanted nothing to do with her ex-husband. In fact, Defendant was doing the victim a service by warning her about her ex-husband’s ways. When police spoke to the Defendant at the scene, she was calm and provided a credible account of what transpired. Attorney Noonan convinced the magistrate to dismiss the complaint, so long as the Defendant did not contact the victim in the future.

CONVICTIONS FOR ASSAULT & BATTERY ON POLICE OFFICER AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT ARE SEALED FROM CLIENT’S RECORD.

Client had convictions out of the Boston Municipal Court where he pled guilty to Assault & Battery on a Police Officer (G.L. c. 265, §13D) and Disorderly Conduct (G.L. c. 272, §53).

Result: Attorney Patrick J. Noonan successfully petitioned to have his client’s criminal convictions sealed from his record. Now, when the client is asked on job applications and other documents if he has ever been convicted of a crime, he may answer “no.”

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.

SHOPLIFTING CHARGES DISMISSED AGAINST TOWN CONSERVATION AGENT, AS ATTORNEY GERALD J. NOONAN ARGUES THAT THE DEFENDANT DID NOT HAVE THE INTENT TO STEAL FROM THE STORE.

Lakeville Police were dispatched to CVS Pharmacy for a suspected shoplifter. The Store Manager reported seeing the Defendant placing items into a plastic shopping bag. The officer approached the Defendant and asked her if she placed any items into her shopping bag that she did not pay for. Defendant stated that she did place some items in her shopping bag but she intended to pay for them when she finished shopping. The officer believed the Defendant was being untruthful and charged her with Shoplifting by Concealing Merchandise (G.L. c. 266, §30A).

Result: At the Clerk Magistrate Hearing, Attorney Gerald J. Noonan successfully argued that his client did not have the intent to steal any items from the store. Attorney Noonan presented evidence that the Defendant placed some items into her plastic shopping bag while she was still shopping. She placed the items in the bag because her hands were full and she needed some place to put them. She had no intention of stealing. When she finished shopping, she intended to bring all her items to the check out and pay for them. Attorney Noonan presented evidence that his client had no criminal record and has spent her career working for various towns as a Conservation Agent and Environmental Planner. This was not the type of person who would be shoplifting items. The Clerk Magistrate credited Attorney Noonan’s argument and decided not to issue the criminal complaint.

AFTER JUDGE ORDERS DEFENDANT TO PAY $19,552.57 IN RESTITUTION, ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN PRESENTS ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE AND JUDGE RECONSIDERS HER RULING AND REDUCES THE RESTITUTION TO $5,083.48, SAVING CLIENT $14,469.09.

Defendant, a Bridgewater man, was convicted of multiple counts of Malicious Destruction of Property (G.L. c. 266, §127) for causing malicious damage to an expensive piece of machinery owned by a corporation. At a restitution hearing, the judge ordered the Defendant to pay the corporation $19,552.57 in restitution for the damage he caused to the machinery.

Result: Attorney Patrick J. Noonan filed a Motion to Reconsider the Judge’s Ruling and presented additional evidence showing that the Judge’s findings were incorrect and the true value of the property damage was $5,083.48. After reviewing the evidence presented by Attorney Noonan, the Judge agreed and issued a new order based on the restitution amount proposed by Attorney Noonan, saving his client from paying $14,469.09 in restitution he was not responsible for.

IN 2013, CLIENT’S EX-GIRLFRIEND OBTAINED A YEAR LONG RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HIM FOR HARASSMENT. IN 2017, CLIENT’S EX-GIRLFRIEND SOUGHT A PERMANENT RESTRAINING ORDER ALLEGING MORE HARASSMENT BUT ATTORNEY GERALD J. NOONAN GETS THE RESTRAINING ORDER VACATED

In 2013, Client had a bad break up with a woman he had been dating for a few months. After the break-up, the woman obtained a restraining order against the defendant for harassment. After a hearing in which the woman presented evidence, the judge found evidence of harassment and issued a restraining order against the defendant for one year to end in 2014. After one year, the woman did not seek to extend the restraining order and it was terminated. In 2017, the woman sought a permanent restraining order against the defendant. The woman wrote a very lengthy affidavit detailing many instances of alleged harassment dating back to 2013.

Result: Attorney Gerald J. Noonan convinced the judge to vacate the permanent restraining order after he discredited many of the allegations in the woman’s new affidavit. In her new affidavit, the woman alleged that, back in 2013, the defendant tried running her over in his car. Attorney Noonan pointed out that the woman never mentioned this incident in her prior restraining order and she is now bringing this up for the first time 4 years later. In her new affidavit, the woman alleged that the defendant threatened to disseminate a nude picture of her to her employer and others. Attorney Noonan pointed out that the woman took this nude picture of herself and gave it to the defendant when they were dating. Attorney Noonan pointed out that the defendant never disseminated this picture to anyone. Finally, in her new affidavit, the woman alleged that the defendant mailed her a threatening letter. Attorney Noonan pointed out that the letter was unsigned and there was no proof that the letter was written by the defendant. After hearing, the judge vacated the permanent restraining order.

AFTER A HEARING, AND OVER THE OBJECTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH, JUDGE ALLOWS PATRICK J. NOONAN’S MOTION TO DISMISS AND ALL CHARGES, INCLUDING 3 COUNTS OF INDECENT ASSAULT & BATTERY ON A CHILD UNDER 14, ARE DISMISSED AGAINST 83 YEAR-OLD KOREAN WAR VETERAN

Back in 2011, a sixteen-year-old girl accused the Defendant of sexually abusing her, multiple times, over the course of several years, beginning when she was 6 years old. Based on the alleged victim’s allegations, Defendant was charged with 3 counts of Indecent Assault & Battery on a Child under 14 and 1 count of Indecent Exposure. During the pendency of the case, Attorney Patrick J. Noonan became concerned with the client’s competency to stand trial based on his deteriorating mental condition. Attorney Patrick J. Noonan obtained all of the client’s medical records and retained a forensic psychologist to conduct an evaluation of the client to determine whether he is legally competent to stand trial. After conducting an extensive evaluation, the forensic psychologist gave her opinion that the client is not competent to stand trial due to his mental condition.

Result: Attorney Patrick J. Noonan filed a Motion to Dismiss based on his forensic psychologist’s opinion that the Defendant is not legally competent to stand trial. At the Motion to Dismiss Hearing, the District Attorney’s Office objected and argued that the case should not be dismissed based on the seriousness of the allegations, among other things. At the Hearing, the Judge accepted the opinion of the forensic psychologist and made a ruling that the Defendant is not competent to stand trial. After hearing the arguments of the parties, the Judge sided with Attorney Noonan and dismissed all charges.

MARIJUANA CHARGES ARE PERMANENTLY SEALED FROM COMPUTER PROGRAMMER’S CRIMINAL RECORD

Client is a 38 year-old computer programmer and information technology specialist. Client had a great job opportunity to work for a major financial company. However, client was worried that he would not get the job because of some old criminal charges on his record. When the client was 18 years old, he pled out to a charge of Possession of Marijuana. When the client was 19 years old, he pled out to another charge of Possession of Marijuana. Other than these two charges, from when the client was a teenager, client had no other criminal record.

Result: Worried about being denied a new employment opportunity due to his criminal record, client contacted Attorney Patrick J. Noonan who was able to permanently seal all charges from his criminal record.