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Driving under the influence (DUI) in Massachusetts carries severe penalties for those convicted. One of the key aspects of DUI enforcement is the administration of breathalyzer tests, which measu...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/what-are-the-penalties-for-refusing-the-breathalyzer-in-massachusetts/

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has overturned a manslaughter conviction that was handed down to a New Hampshire defendant following incidents where he, on two occasions, supplies a UMAS...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/supreme-judicial-court-overturns-manslaughter-charge-in-umass-overdose-case/

In Massachusetts, cocaine is among the most heavily trafficked drugs. It is a Class B illegal substance, along with many prescription opioids. In other words, it is a crime to possess, manufactur...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/what-to-expect-if-you-are-charged-with-cocaine-possession-or-distribution-in-ma/

No criminal charges will be filed in Prince’s fentanyl overdose, which resulted in the star’s 2016 death. On Thursday, authorities announced that there was no evidence linking a specific pers...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/was-princes-2016-death-an-accident-or-a-crime/

After a week of various news stories about police officers behaving badly, not so long after my 3-parter about that not necessarily being an unusual exception to the rule…it seemed like this up...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/thousands-of-massachusetts-drug-convictions-being-dismissed-again/

In finishing this 3-part-blog, we turn away from police officers and video tapes. Those specifics were not the point that I think is vital to be made. I read on masslive.com, as well as several o...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/commonwealth-public-officials-commit-fraud-theft-drug-offense/

As some advocate for more lenient drug laws and rehabilitation instead of punishment, the Trump administration is suggesting that the best way to fight the opioid epidemic in this country is to e...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/death-penalty-drug-dealers/

Cocaine is one of the most heavily-trafficked illegal drugs in Massachusetts today. Unfortunately, cocaine possession, trafficking and distribution are often associated with gang activity and oth...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/charged-cocaine-possession-distribution-ma/

Here is a piece of the basic advice that perhaps I don’t stress enough. Maybe it is my fault that a certain Gentleman from Springfield is in so much trouble. Arquelio Cajigas, 45 years of age a...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/massachusetts-defendant-faces-charges-guns-drugs-money-lies/

…And another gent is learning about what I have begun to think of as the “Commonwealth Double Whammy”. According to the Boston Herald,  Florian Roshi, 34 from Weymouth and hereinafter the ...

https://www.bostoncriminallawyerblog.com/massachusetts-man-charged-oui-children-taken-dcf-part-1-2/