Articles Posted in domestic assault and battery

When facing an assault and battery charge in Massachusetts a defendant may face the more severe charge of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury if the evidence shows the assault caused a serious bodily injury. This turns the assault and battery from a misdemeanor to a felony and carries…

A Massachusetts woman has been charged with two counts of felony stalking of the former general manager of the Boston Red Sox, now president of the Chicago Cubs. Media reports indicate the Canton woman was arrested a few blocks from Theo Epstein’s home, where she told police she was seeking…

A Brockton women was recently jailed after an argument with her sister reportedly led to one slashing the other with a kitchen knife. Our Massachusetts domestic violence defense lawyers can often help a defendant facing charges of assaulting a family member. Scant evidence can lead to an arrest — but…

Massachusetts criminal defense attorneys have been closely watching the defense strategy in a Florida murder trial, in which a husband is accused of slaying his 33-year-old wife. In cases requiring a Boston criminal defense, attorneys analyze all angles of a case. Some are glaring situations of self-defense. Others are more…

Abington assault and battery charges have been filed against a 37-year-old police officer who allegedly attacked his 9-year-old twin daughters. Abington domestic violence defense lawyers know that such an allegation can have implications not only for the officer’s criminal record, but also his job and child custody arrangements. Domestic battery…

A Weston man was recently arrested and charged after allegedly violating a Massachusetts restraining order his wife had gotten against him, The MetroWest Daily News is reporting. Facing a restraining order in Westborough can be an embarrassing thing and typically derives from some type of Massachusetts domestic violence situation. Westborough…

A Franklin man has been charged with trying to kill his girlfriend in a Marlborough domestic violence incident, The MetroWest Daily News recently reported. Domestic violence charges in Marlborough require an experienced Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney be immediately consulted to sort out the real facts. In this case, Richard Waters,…

The Massachusetts Court of Appeals decided a significant case for Massachusetts Domestic Assault and Battery Lawyers. In Commonwealth v. Belmer, decided October 14, 2010, the Massachusetts Appeals Court permitted an affidavit in support of a 209A restraining order to be used as substantive evidence. This ruling was critical because the…