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Probation Surrender Modification of terms of Probation : Probation violation withdrawn and client’s terms of probation modified.

Modification of terms of Probation The client, a 31 year old sprinkler installer, was on probation when a warrant issued for his arrest after the client stopped reporting to his assigned probation officer, and failed to submit to random urine tests, hired Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer Steven J. Topazio. Attorney Topazio met with his client and contacted his client’s probation officer to negotiate a compromise where his client could be surrendered and released pending a read More

Possession Class B substance M.G.L. c. 94C § 34 : Case to be dismissed following term of pre-trial probation.

The client, a 27 year old High School graduate, was arrested for possession of a class B substance, suboxone, who had defaulted several times during the course of his case, retained Attorney Topazio. Attorney Topazio realized that his client had suffered several substance abuse relapses in his fight against addiction and felt that it would be better to help his new client learn the skills to fight his addiction rather than risking that he be read More

Resisting Arrest M.G.L. c. 268 § 32B Disorderly Conduct M.G.L. 272 § 53: Case dismissed prior to arraignment.

The client, a 24 year old college graduate who enlisted in the United States Army and was due to be deployed in February, was arrested after getting into a fight on New Year’s Eve. According to the police report, the police observed New Years revelers block an intersection during a fight, causing pedestrians not to be able to get through. The client, who was seen by police getting struck in the face, ran from police read More

A&B with Dangerous Weapon M.G.L. c. 265 § 15A(b): Commonwealth’s Motion to revoke bail denied and Client released from custody pending trial.

The client, who was out on bail on a different case while under house arrest and being monitored electronically by the court, was arrested on a charge of ABDW after being assaulted by three individuals on New Year’s Eve. The three individuals entered the client’s home allegedly armed with knives and attacked the client. The client was beaten and thereafter fled his home and entered his parked motor vehicle and locked the doors. Despite the read More

Unregistered Motor Vehicle M.G.L. c. 90 § 9 Uninsured Motor Vehicle M.G.L. c. 90 § 34J: Case dismissed.

he client, a 43 year old, went through a red light and received a summons to appear in court because her car was unregistered and uninsured when checked by Watertown Police. Attorney Topazio met with the Watertown Police Prosecutor in an attempt to resolve his client’s case. Today, Attorney Topazio was successful in getting the criminal charge against his client dismissed after a finding of responsible filed on the civil infraction of unregistered motor vehicle, read More

Application for Criminal Complaint Clerk Magistrate Hearing Assault & Battery M.G.L. c. 265 § 13A: Case dismissed.

The client, a 28 year old college graduate employed as a business systems analyst for a Boston Investment Company, received an application for criminal complaint after punching a fellow patron in the face while in Whiskey’s Smokehouse Bar in Boston. Attorney Topazio met with his client and learned that the on duty manager from the bar witnessed the assault and battery and that the client admitted to the police that he punched the victim after read More

Traffic Ticket Appeal Speeding 730 CMR 708 : Case dismissed.

The client, a 49 year old self employed cab driver, received a civil motor vehicle Massachusetts Uniform Citation for speeding. The citation alleged the client was traveling 65 mph in a 45 mph zone on Route 90 westbound in the Prudential Tunnel in Boston. The citation further alleged the client was caught on Radar. It is common practice for police to utilize either a Radar or Lidar device to determine a motor vehicle’s speed. RADAR read More

Application for Criminal Complaint Magistrate’s Hearing Assault & Battery, MGL c. 265 § 13A : Case dismissed.

The client, a 49 year old merchant from the City of Chelsea, received an application for criminal complaint which alleged he committed an assault and battery on one of his customers. Attorney Topazio met with his client and obtained a copy of the police report which alleged the client kicked a hand basket the Spanish speaking customer/complainant was holding, which then struck his leg. Attorney Topazio interviewed a Spanish Speaking employee of the client who read More

Application for Abuse Prevention Order, MGL c. 209A: Request for issuance of Permanent Restraining Order denied.

The client, a 25 year old, received an application for issuance of a permanent abuse prevention order from her mother who called police alleging that her daughter/client threatened to punch her mother’s teeth in, hired Attorney Topazio to represent her. Attorney Topazio continued the hearing date on the issue of whether a permanent order should issue so as to prepare a defense and to investigate his client’s case. Attorney Topazio discovered that his client’s father read More

Assault and Battery, MGL c. 265 § 13A(a) Assault with Dangerous Weapon MGL c. 256 § 15B(b) Destruction of Property MGL c. 266 § 127 : Case dismissed at trial.

The client, a 40 year old Iraq War Army veteran, called police to remove his girlfriend from his apartment after they got into a fight in which she scratched him on the back. Despite going to police, the client was arrested after the police spoke to the girlfriend and concluded that the client was the primary aggressor. The girlfriend alleged that the client was jealous of her and accused her of cheating on him after read More

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