What is identity fraud? Massachusetts law states: “Whoever, with intent to defraud, poses as another person without the express authorization of that person and uses such person’s personal identifying information to obtain or attempt to obtain mo…
Why do lawyers object? It is their job! It is the duty of all lawyers to object when the other side in a criminal proceeding presents evidence that that lawyer believes is NOT admissible under the rules of evidence of the court. Unfair evidence admit…
What is a prisoner? A prisoner is a person in custody in a penal institution or correctional institution or a jail, in accordance with law. What is the crime of escape? Escape means leaving confinement without permission. What is the difference betwe…
What is an unrecorded custodial interrogation? In court, lawyers can present evidence that there was no recording of a complete interrogation. The Supreme Judicial Court prefers recorded interrogations of a person taken into custody. A custodial inte…
On April 13, 2018 Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law An Act Relative to Criminal Justice Reform. In sum, the new law makes several sweeping changes to criminal justice laws in Massachusetts. Above all, this blog post will be one pos…
On April 13, 2018 Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law S.2371 & H.4012 or An Act Relative to Criminal Justice Reform. The new law makes several sweeping changes to criminal justice laws in Massachusetts. This blog post addresses o…
On April 13, 2018 Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law S.2371 & H.4012 or An Act Relative to Criminal Justice Reform. The new law makes several sweeping changes to criminal justice laws in Massachusetts. This post discusses one as…
Massachusetts criminalizes certain public sexual conduct under G.L. c. 272, § 53, which punishes “lewd, wanton and lascivious persons in speech or behavior...
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90, Section 24(2)(a) punishes people who use a motor vehicle without authority knowing that doing so is unauthorized. An important element to this offense is knowledge—a person must know that they are using the ve…
