Massachusetts Death Penalty Law

<h2> <center> United States of America v. Edward John Kay </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyberstalking in violaition of 18 U.S.C. § 2261A(2)(B), which provides: (A) places that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury to— (i) that person; (ii) an immediate family member (as defined in section 115) of that person; (iii) a spouse or intimate partner of that person;... More...

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<h2> <center> Jason R. Nelson v. Navistar, Inc., et al. </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on product liability theories.<br> <br> AI Overview<br> <br> Massachusetts product liability law holds manufacturers, distributors, and sellers strictly liable for injuries caused by defective products, meaning you don't need to prove negligence.<br> <br> You can file a claim for a product that has a design defect, ma... More...

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<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Matthew Farwell </h1></center></h1>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Allegedly Causing the Death of His Victim's Unborn Baby.<br> <br> A former Stoughton police officer who was previously indicted for allegedly murdering Sandra Birchmore, a pregnant woman, to prevent her from disclosing information about his sexual exploitation of her beginning when she was a minor, has been indict... More...

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<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Elvis Trujillo, Yeferson Vallecillo Cambar </h1></center></h1>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with “racketeering conspiracy” or “RICO conspiracy” <br> <br> Two Honduran nationals have been extradited to the United States to face racketeering charges. Each defendant – both of whom are alleged members of the Trinitarios – is charged with participating in two murders. They are... More...

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<h2> <center> Ian Miller v. Spencer Jackson and Sean Roycroft </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights wrongful death excessive force case.<br> <br> Robert Miller died during a run-in with Barnstable<br> police officers Sean Roycroft and Spencer Jackson at his Cape Cod<br> home in 2019. He was 63. A big question is how this happened.<br> <br> The parties (whose names appear in our caption) give differing<br> ... More...

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<h2> <center> Brad O'Brien v. United States of America </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a Federal Tort Claims Act wrongful death medical malpractice claim.... More...

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<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Harvey Rodriguez, a/k/a “Big Opp” </h1></center></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Boston, Mssachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Lynn Man Arrested for Drug Conspiracy and Armed Robbery</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Lynn man was arr... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ranyel Reyes </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute an distribution of heroine.<br> <br> the most commonly prosecuted federal drug statutes prohibit the manufacture,<br> distribution, importation, and exportation of controlled substances.1 They also prohibit<br> attempts and conspiracies to do the same.2 As discussed below, the... More...

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<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Karen Read </h2> </center>

Dedham, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with econd-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene of an accident causing death.<br> <br> On June 9, 2022, Read was charged in three separate indictments with second-degree murder in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws c. 265, § 1 (Count 1); manslaughter ... More...

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<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Tania Fernandes Anderson </h1></center></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Federal Public Corruption </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Boston City Councilor Pleads Guilty to Federal Public Corruption Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson plea... More...

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<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Gina Llerena-Donohue </h1></center></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Spencer Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Spencer woman pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester ... More...

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<h2> <center> Scott Cannon v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts insurance lawyer lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an ERISA claim.<br> <br> Scott Cannon, individually and as the personal representative of the estate of Blaise Cannon, appeals<br> from the grant of summary judgment on ERISA preemption grounds to defendant Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("BCBS") on his state law wrongful death/punitive damages claim. See Mass... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Sharn Parzival </h1></center>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements in an Application for a U.S. Passport and to Federal Agents </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Indian National Sentenced for Making False Statements in an Application for a U.S. Passport and to Federal Agents</h2><... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Kemal Mrndzic </h1></center>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Concealing Participation in Wartime Persecution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Bosnian Prison Camp Supervisor Sentenced to More than Five Years in Prison for Concealing Participation in Wartime Persecution </h2></center></b></... More...

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<h2> <center> Carmela Curley & another v. Fabiana Ternullo </h2> </center>

Lowell, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff in a will contest dispute.<br> <br> The decedent died on August 30, 2019, at age sixty-seven. He was survived by his wife, Fabiana; their minor son, Domenico Ternullo, Jr. ("Mimmo"); and his two children from a prior marriage, Carmela and John. Before marrying in 2006, the decedent and Fabiana executed a prenuptial agreement, ... More...

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<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Makayla Lowe </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Dfendant charged with armed assault and Robbery with a firearm.<br> <br> Defendant elected to plead guilty. At the change of plea hearing, the prosecutor recited the facts the Commonwealth would have proved at trial as follows. The defendant facilitated the armed robbery of her ex-boyfriend's apartment. She unlocked the apartment doors,... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Dunyadar Gasanov, a/k/a Damien Gasanov </h1></center>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with federal charges related to a June 2019 collision involving one of the company’s vehicles that caused the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Co-Owner of Westfield Transport, Inc. Sent... More...

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<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Brian Joyce </h2> <center>

<h2><br> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> </h2><br> Brian Joyce, 30, of Dorchester, was accusedof murdering Marcus Dunn-Gordon, 27, of Randolph, on Sept. 16, 2019,<br> <br> According to the DA's office, Dunn-Gordon was at Boston Bowl, located at 800 Morrissey Boulevard, with friends when a verbal altercation began between... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Schuyler Oppenheimer, a/k/a “SK,” a/k/a “Michael Sylvain” </h1></center>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Offenses and Pandemic Loan Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Indicted on Drug Offenses and Pandemic Loan Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Schuyler Oppenheim... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Rafael Ashworth </h1></center>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Natick Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Defenda... More...

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<h2><center> Patricia Woodward v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, et al. </h2></center>

Boston, Massachusetts personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful death negligence theory.<br> <br> A person who (1) by his negligence causes the death of a person, or (2) by willful, wanton or reckless act causes the death of a person under such circumstances that the deceased could have recovered damages for personal injuries if his death had not resulted, or (3) ope... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Virgil Wardlow </h1></center>

<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Manhattan, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Fentanyl In Exchange For Sex With A Minor.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Bronx Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl In Exchange For Sex With A Minor And Causing The Death Of A 19-Year-Old Victim </h3... More...

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<h2><center> Jeff Hartley v. Keolis Commuter Services, LLC. </h2></center>

Boston, Massachusetts personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) theory.<br> <br> Keolis Commuter Services operates the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's 14 commuter rail lines serving the Greater Boston region and Rhode Island.<br> <br> "The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), codified at 45 U.S.C. §§... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. John Wilson </h2></center>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with falsely claiming payments he made to secure the admission of his son to the University of Southern California (USC) were deductible from his taxes as a business expense and a charitable contribution. <br> <br> In October 2021, John Wilson, age 64, of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, was convicted by a federal jury of on... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Trusts of Salazar Dos Santos and America Dos Santos </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyer represented Defendants accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants for at least 11 years.<br> <br> The Justice Department’s lawsuit, filed in 2019, alleged that from at least 2008, Dos Santos subjected multiple female tenants to unwelcome sexual contact, which included coercing them to engage in sex acts, physi... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Todd Coleman </h2> </center>

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with accepting bribes from an Afghan company in exchange for helping it deceive the U.S. military into awarding at least 10 contracts at inflated values.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Atlanta_GA_FED.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Atlanta,... More...

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<H2> <CENTER> Jo Ann Nelson v. Target Corporation </H2> </CENTER>

Boston, Massachusetts personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a premises liability theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of an accident in one of Defendant's stores.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/massachusetts/news/boston/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For ... More...

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<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Laurence Adams </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> n 1972, James Corry, a 46-year-old transit worker, was robbed and bludgeoned to death by two men on a Boston, Massachusetts subway platform.<br> <br> A month after the crime, police arrested Harry Ambers and 19-year-old Laurence Adams. Three witnesses -- all members of the Moore family – testi... More...

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<h2> <center> Ian Steiner and David Steiner v. eBay, Inc., et al. </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on a R.I.C.O. (racketeering) theory.<br> <br> Ian Steiner and David Steiner owned and operated <a href="https://www.ecommercebytes.com/" target="_new">ecommerceBytes</a>, a niche publication about eBay and e-commerce. They claimed that eBay's CEO said: "Take Her Down" and agents and employees of eBay and Pla... More...

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<h2><center> Renee Ministeri v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company </h2></center>

Boston, Massachusetts insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> It is common ground that<br> ambiguities in an insurance policy — particularly ambiguities in<br> an insurance policy issued as part of an employee benefit plan<br> and, thus, within the protective carapace of the Employee<br> Retirement Income Security Act... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. Louis D. Coleman, III </h2> </center>

Boston, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with kidnapping and murder.<br> <br> Coleman, 35, of Providence, R.I., was convicted following a jury trial of the federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death. U.S. Chief District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for Sept. 22, 2022. Coleman was arrested and charged in March 2019 and was subsequently... More...

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<h2><center> Victor J. Marola, III v. Tisbury Towing & Transportation Co., Inc., et al. </h2> </center>

Worcester, Massachusetts personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a Jones Act negligence theory claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of an accident <br> <br> 46 U.S.C. 688 provides:<br> <br> A seaman injured in the course of employment or, if the seaman dies from the injury, the personal representative of the seaman may elect to bring a civil ... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. John Doe </h2></center>

<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with six counts: one count of using a fraudulently obtained passport (Count One), two counts of misuse of a social security number (Counts Two and Three), one count of theft of public funds (Count Four), and two counts of aggravated identity theft (Counts Five and Six) charges. </h3></f... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. José Reyes-Valdivia </h2></center> <h2><center> United States of America v. Jeffri Dávila-Reyes </h2></center>

<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants with two counts of trafficking cocaine in violation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act charges. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> These consolidated appeals arise <br> from the U.S. Coast Guard's interdiction of a small speed boat in <br> the western Caribbean Sea and the ... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. Gregory Owens </h2></center>

<center><h2><font color="red"> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with interstate domestic violence and; discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation charges. Owens challenges the sufficiency of evidence supporting his convictions, the reasonableness of his sentence, and the district court's denial of <br> his pretrial motions seekin... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. Shawn Sayer </h2></center>

<center><h2><font color="red"> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a one count of cyberstalking charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> We briefly summarize the relevant facts and procedural course of this case.<br> <br> After Jane Doe3 ended her relationship with Sayer in January 2006, Sayer stalked and harassed her for various years, <br> causing her to seek a ... More...

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<h2><center> UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSÉ G. MARTÍNEZ-BENÍTEZ </h2></center>

<center><h2><font color="red"> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possessing a firearm despite his status as a felon charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <center><b><h2>How Martínez's Case Got Here</center></b></h2><br> Martínez pled guilty in federal court to possessing <br> firearm despite his status as a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). <br> His... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. Mohan Prashad and David Besaw </h2></center>

Worcester, Massachusetts civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually harassing female tenants.<br> <br> The Justice Department secured a settlement resolving allegations that Worcester, Massachusetts, landlord Mohan Prashad and his maintenance worker, David Besaw, violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants. The settlement also resolves claims against... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. Jorge Hiram Báez-Martínez </h2></center>

<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possession of a firearm charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 2012, Báez-Martínez was convicted at a jury trial for <br> being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. <br> § 922(g)(1). The unobjected-to Presentence Investigation Report <br> ("PSR") includ... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. HÉCTOR GARCÍA-CARTAGENA, a/k/a/ Arana </h2></center>

<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Boston, MA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possessing drugs with intent to distribute and domestic abuse charge.se </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Let's start with the basics. To recommend sentences for <br> supervised release violators, the United States Sentencing <br> Guidelines rank new crimes with letter grades (A, B, and C). ... More...

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