March 04, 2013
- Steven Topazio wrote this May 4, 2014 at 5:45 pm
The client, a 20 year old newspaper deliveryman, was on supervised probation out of Superior Court for Armed Robbery when he received a Notice of Probation Violation after missing scheduled urine screens and for being arrested on a domestic assault and battery charge out of the Waltham court, hired Boston Probation Lawyer Steven J. Topazio to defend him. The client was released on bail including GPS monitoring pending final surrender. Attorney Topazio continued the final surrender pending the outcome of the underlying case which involved the client’s girlfriend. After meeting with his client’s supervising probation officer, Attorney Topazio rebuilt the trust that was lost between his client and his probation officer. As a result of a lack of cooperation with the girlfriend in the Waltham case, who reportedly moved to Florida, the Assistant District Attorney in the Waltham domestic assault and battery case filed a Nolle prosequi. Nolle prosequi is a Latin phrase and legal term of art meaning “do not prosecute”. Today, facing a potential life sentence for violating his probation on the armed robbery charge, Attorney Topazio agreed to have his client complete an anger management program upon a withdrawal of the Notice of Violation, and the court agreed. The court found no violation of probation.