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What Constitutes Disorderly Conduct in Massachusetts? Over 2,000 people a year find themselves under arrest for disorderly conduct in Massachusetts. But what exactly is disorderly conduct? Often ...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/what-constitutes-disorderly-conduct-in-massachusetts/

Facing a Malicious Damage Charge in MA? Any type of property damage—from vandalism and graffiti to hitting another’s property with your car—can result in a criminal charge for malicious dam...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/charged-with-malicious-destruction-of-property-in-ma-what-to-expect/

It is illegal in all 50 states to purchase, and even to possess, alcohol if you are under the age of 21.  And although it is illegal for anyone to drive under the influence of alcohol, individua...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/zero-tolerance-laws-for-underage-oui/

Child abuse is a crime, there is no question about that. But what about the failure to report child abuse? If you suspect that a child has been abused, do you have to speak up? Is failing to do s...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/failing-report-child-abuse-criminal-offense/

Tim Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore at Penn State University, died last year due to injuries sustained in a hazing incident. The Beta Theta Pi fraternity, which was supposed to be alcohol-free du...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/pa-district-attorney-refiles-serious-charges-penn-state-hazing-case/

On September 14, an 18-year-old college student from Roswell, Georgia was killed during a hazing incident at Louisiana State University. Maxwell Gruver died of complications related to acute alco...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/ma-man-among-10-people-arrested-death-lsu-fraternity-pledge/

If you are caring for a child – whether your own or someone else’s – you have a legal responsibility to keep that child away from unreasonably harmful or dangerous situations. If you put a ...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/charged-child-endangerment-ma/

According to Boston police, MIT’s Phi Delta Theta fraternity house was being “operated as a nightclub” on Sunday night, complete with a DJ and strobe lights. The fraternity failed to obtain...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/mit-frat-house-cited-operating-night-club-criminal-charges-follow/

On Monday, four men who were initially charged with murder pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter for the 2013 hazing death of would-be fraternity brother, Chun Hsien Deng. ...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/four-fraternity-members-please-guilty-2013-hazing-death/

An adult who persuades or helps a minor commit an act of juvenile delinquency may be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor (CDM). In MA, a minor is anyone under the age of 18. J...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/charged-contributing-delinquency-minor-ma/