Trafficking in Cocaine M.G.L. c. 94C § 32E(b) School Zone Violation M.G.L. c. 94C § 32J Possessing a Firearm Without an FID Card M.G.L. c. 269 § 10(h) Possessing a Firearm Without an FID Card M.G.L. c. 269 § 10(h) : School zone and possession of ammunition charges dismissed; trafficking in cocaine charge placed on file and defendant receives a two year suspended sentence on the possession of a firearm charge, thus avoiding mandatory jail time altogether.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:54 am by Steven Topazio
The defendant was arrested after Massachusetts State Police executed a search warrant for his home which alleged, among other things, that the police received information from a confidential informant that the defendant was selling Cocaine from his home. During the execution of the warrant, the police found a large sum of money, cocaine, a firearm and ammunition. The defendant, who was facing mandatory jail time, hired Attorney Topazio to defend him. Attorney Topazio filed a read More
Failure to Stop MGL c. 89 § 9 : Defendant not responsible, prior ruling reversed, case closed.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:53 am by Steven Topazio
The defendant, a Boston Cab driver, received a citation for failing to stop and represented himself at the initial clerk’s hearing, but was found responsible by a Clerk Magistrate, hired Attorney Topazio for his appeal before a Judge of the court. Today after argument, Attorney Topazio persuaded the Court that his client did not violate the law arguing that the officer’s view of his client stopping would have been obstructed by a building based on read More
Restraining Order (Non dating relationship nor household member) : Restraining Order extended two months to give parties opportunity to cool down.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:52 am by Steven Topazio
The alleged victim (who is related to the defendant but did not live with her) alleged that the defendant and her fiancé came to his home and broke in and maliciously damaged his property, filed a complaint in Superior Court requesting a restraining order issue against the defendant. The defendant hired Attorney Topazio to represent her at the hearing for the permanent restraining order. In Massachusetts, most restraining orders sought for protection are governed by read More
Restraining Order MGL c. 209A: Permanent 209A Order not granted.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:36 am by Steven Topazio
The wife of the defendant recently filed for divorce and served the defendant with divorce papers, yet still lived with her husband. Prior to a hearing on temporary motions in the divorce case, the wife went to the Quincy District Court and obtained an ex parte temporary restraining order against her husband of 24 years. Ex parte means the wife appeared in court without giving notice to her husband when she obtained the temporary order. read More
Speeding MGL c. 90 § 17 : Defendant not responsible, case closed.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:32 am by Steven Topazio
The defendant, an active member of the United States Marine Corps, who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq, received a citation for speeding. The citation indicated that the defendant was allegedly caught on Lidar traveling 98 mph in a 65 mph zone. The client hired Attorney Topazio. Today after a Clerk’s hearing, Attorney Topazio convinced a Clerk Magistrate to find his client not responsible.
Disorderly Conduct MGL c. 272 § 53 : Case dismissed.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:31 am by Steven Topazio
The defendant, who was on probation in Lowell on a different matter, was arrested for Disorderly conduct after becoming loud, yelling profanities and making derogative remarks to the Chelmsford Police and those associated with the police, with the purpose of annoying and harassing them. The defendant hired Attorney Topazio. Attorney Topazio attacked the basis of the charge arguing that his client did not have the purpose to cause a public inconvenience as required by statute. read More
Trafficking in Cocaine over 200 grams MGL c. 94C § 32E(b) : Defendant receives a sentence of five to seven, three years of that being mandatory, upon a change of plea and thus avoids a mandatory fifteen year jail sentence.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:29 am by Steven Topazio
The defendant, who had flown to the United States from the Dominican Republic, appeared to Customs Officials to have ingested narcotics, was arrested as a drug courier when she arrived at Logan International Airport. Massachusetts State Police were called and learned that the defendant had been on a 24 hour watch list based on federal investigative information regarding the defendant possibly being a drug courier. When the defendant disembarked from her flight she was deferred read More
Operating with a Suspended License MGL c. 90 § 23 Possession of Heroin, Class A MGL c. 94C c. 34: Case dismissed.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:27 am by Steven Topazio
The defendant was arrested when a Registry of Motor Vehicle check of his registration conducted by the police indicated that his license was suspended. A search of his motor vehicle revealed a bottle cap with residue that the arresting officer suspected to be heroin residue. The defendant hired Attorney Topazio to represent him. Attorney Topazio pushed his client’s case to trial. Today, relying on the recent case of Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 129 S. Ct. 2527 read More
OUI-Liquor or .08% MGL c. 90 § 24(1)(a)(1) Marked Lanes Violation MGL c. 89 § 4A: Defendant avoids jail time and a conviction on his record.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:25 am by Steven Topazio
The defendant crashed his motor vehicle into a Jersey barrier tearing the front wheel off his motor vehicle. After flunking field sobriety tests and after registering a .203 on a portable breath test, the defendant was arrested. While at the police station, the defendant submitted to a breath test and registered a .18. The defendant hired Attorney Topazio to represent him. Today despite the Commonwealth’s recommendation for a conviction, the defendant received a CWOF or read More
Defendant avoids jail time and a conviction on his record. Application for Criminal Breaking an Entering a Motor Vehicle MGL c. 266 § 16A Receiving Stolen Property MGL c. 266 § 60 : Defendant not charged, case closed, and criminal record preserved.
- April 27, 2014 at 9:24 am by Steven Topazio
The parents of the defendant, a juvenile with ambitions of going to college, hired Attorney Topazio to represent the juvenile at a clerk’s hearing after he was stopped by police and accused by witnesses who alleged that he entered to a parked motor vehicle and removed items therefrom while at a local movie theater. Whoever in the nighttime or daytime breaks and enters a building, ship, vessel or vehicle with intent to commit a misdemeanor read More