August 16, 2013
- Steven Topazio wrote this May 5, 2014 at 3:51 am
The client, a 2013 high school graduate and incoming freshman at the University of New Hampshire, after allegedly pushing a Winthrop Police officer into oncoming traffic who was questioning him, hired Boston Criminal Defense Attorney Steven J. Topazio. Attorney Topazio learned that when the police encountered his client that his client’s face was swollen and covered in blood, the result of being jumped and beaten earlier by other individuals. Attorney Topazio obtained photographs of his client and medical records which indicated that his client suffered a broken nose and cracked tooth, and provided same to the Assistant District Attorney. Today, Attorney Topazio persuaded the Assistant District Attorney to place his client on pretrial probation for a period of three months with a letter of apology to the police officer. Being placed on pretrial probation means the client did not have to admit to committing the offense. Pretrial probation is not a guilty plea or a conviction which could affect his client’s ability to obtain financial loans from the Federal Government. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 276, section 87 allows for the court to place an individual on pretrial probation for a certain period of time. If the client stays out of trouble during the period of pretrial probation, the case will be dismissed.