Recent Cases Archive - Page 17 of 45 - Attorney Steven J. Topazio

Possession to Distribute Class B MGL c. 94C § 32A(a) Cocaine Motion to Suppress: Motion to Suppress results in reduction of charges and client accepts a six month CWOF for straight possession.

The client, a 28 year old father of two, was arrested after State Troopers stopped the client’s motor vehicle after the Troopers concluded that they witnessed a street level drug sale, was represented by Boston Criminal Attorney Steven J. Topazio. Attorney Topazio attacked the case by filing a Motion to Suppress evidence arguing the motor vehicle stop not based on reasonable suspicion. According to the police report, the Trooper states that his attention was first read More

Assault MGL c. 265 § 13A: Client sentenced to probation after being found Guilty after Jury Trial.

The client, a 47 year college graduate, was arrested after two individuals, a boyfriend and girlfriend, reported to police that when walking through a small park in Boston when they observed the client who was standing in the shadows wearing a hood, hiding his face, approach the individuals and stick his hand in his coat and state “I don’t know you and you don’t want to know me”. Fearing they would be mugged and that read More

Application for Criminal Complaint Clerk’s Hearing Operating After Suspension M.G.L. c. 90 § 10: Case dismissed.

The client, a 26 year old Boston College Graduate School student, with a New York driver’s license, received a traffic ticket in Boston indicating that the police were applying for a criminal complaint against him for operating after suspension in Massachusetts, hired Boston Traffic Ticket Attorney Steven J. Topazio to represent him. Attorney Topazio instructed his client to request a Magistrate Hearing, by checking the box on the back of the ticket and to deliver read More

Motor Vehicle Ticket Speeding M.G.L. c. 90 § 18: Case dismissed.

The client, a 35 year old taxi driver, received a traffic ticket for speeding after being caught on radar traveling 40 mph in a 30 mph zone, hired Boston Traffic Ticket Lawyer Steven J. Topazio to represent him. Today at the Magistrate hearing, Boston Traffic Ticket Lawyer Topazio persuaded the Magistrate to grant his client consideration due to the fact that although his client admitted to dropping a fare off at Logan Airport then cut read More

Drug Distribution Distribution of Counterfeit Drug M.G.L. c. 94C § 32G Possess to Distribution of Counterfeit Drug M.G.L. c. 94C § 32G Resisting Arrest M.G.L. c. 268 § 32B Assault and Battery on Public Employee M.G.L. c. 265 § 13D Disturbing the Peace M.G.L. c. 272 § 53 Possession to Distribute Class E M.G.L. c. 94C § 32D School Zone Violation M.G.L. c. 94C § 32J : Case dismissed at trial.

The client, a 44 year old father of one, was arrested for selling a counterfeit substance in response to an undercover officer looking to buy “hard”. The police report indicates that the defendant had no controlled substances on him nor attempted to sell any controlled substances but that his girlfriend had a Class E substance on her when she came to her boyfriend’s aid when he attempted to flee police. Boston Criminal Attorney Steven J. read More

Probation Surrender Notice of Probation Violation and Hearing Shoplifting M.G.L. c. 266 § 30A: Client avoids jail and is reprobated provided she maintains her sobriety.

The client, a 35 year old disabled individual, was on supervised probation out of the Boston Municipal Court when she was arrested for shoplifting from T.J. Maxx, was represented by Boston Criminal Attorney Steven J. Topazio. The client received a Notice of Probation Violation and admitted herself into the Ryan House. The Ryan House is an addiction treatment center located in Lynn, MA. Today, as a result of attending 4-5 daily support groups, attending AA/NA, read More

Motor Vehicle Ticket Unlicensed Operation M.G.L. c. 90 § 10 Speeding M.G.L. c. 90 § 18 Marked Lanes violation 730 CMR§7.08(8): Case dismissed prior to arraignment.

The client, a 41 year old business man from New York, was stopped in Boston for speeding, traveling 90mph in a 45mph zone. When stopped, the State Police Trooper discovered that the client was operating with a suspended New York driver’s license, and gave him a traffic ticket. The client hired Boston Traffic Ticket Attorney Steven J. Topazio to defend him. Attorney Topazio advised his client to apply for a Massachusetts license since he established read More

Marked Lane Violation MGL c. 89 § 4A: Not Responsible.

The client, a disabled longshoreman, received a traffic ticket after being caught at a stationary speed trap, hired Boston Traffic Ticket Attorney Steven J. Topazio to represent him. The client received a marked lane violation after proceeding straight in a “right turn only lane” after the vehicle in front of him which was traveling straight, was signaled by the officer to proceed forward and to pull over. The client followed the officer’s command and proceeded read More

Probation Surrender Notice of Probation Violation and Hearing Armed Robbery M.G.L. c. 265 § 17 Firearm Domestic Assault and Battery M.G.L. c. 265 § 13A: No violation of probation found and case dismissed.

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 read More

Speeding: Not Responsible.

The client, a 55 year old Information Security Auditor, received a speeding ticket after being caught on radar traveling 49 mph in a 30 mph zone, hired Boston Traffic Ticket Attorney Steven J. Topazio to represent him. Attorney Topazio had his client take pictures of the location of the stop which was at the bottom of a hill. Attorney Topazio also had his client obtain a copy of his driving record for the scheduled hearing. read More