Boston Criminal Attorney Blog
News and recent developments in Boston criminal law.
Author: William D. Kickham is a solo practitioner in Westwood, Mass.
Blawg Related Categories: Criminal Justice • Trials & Litigation • States • Massachusetts • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Boston Criminal Attorney Blog
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Small Amounts of Marijuana Soon To Become a Civil Offense In Massachusetts. Main Question for Police: How To Enforce? – Part Two
In my last post on this subject, I explained the legal changes soon to take place in Massachusetts (probably early January 2009) in the area of marijuana possession and use. Police officials in Massachusetts, understandably,…
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Small amounts of Marijuana Soon To Become a Civil Offense In Massachusetts. Main Question for Police: How To Enforce? – Part One
Now that voters in Massachusetts have overwhelmingly approved (by a 65% to 35% margin) last week’s November 4, 2008 statewide ballot initiative, it falls to the state’s chief prosecutorial and law enforcement officials to “iron…
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Massachusetts State Senator Faces Federal Corruption Charges: History Repeats Itself?
A cornerstone of American criminal law is that an accused is innocent until proven guilty. That’s a critical protection within our criminal justice system, and it distinguishes us from the systems that some other countries…
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Title: O.J. Simpson Verdicts: Justice or Payback? - Part Two
A little too much time has passed since my last post, so let’s resume where I previously left off. First, let’s look at the legal facts of this case. Of the 12 charges filed against…
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O.J. Simpson Verdicts: Justice or Payback? - Part 1
Apologies to my readers for my having not posted something for so long. I’ve been very busy lately with some demanding legal issues. Let’s turn the focus back to what’s current in the news of…
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Alleged Rape By Recent Prison Parolee Raised Questions: Massachusetts Parole Board Flawed? Part Two of Two
In my previous post, I discussed the arrest last week on rape charges of a recent Massachusetts prison parolee, one Richard Flowers, released two months ago in July. While this year isn't an election year…
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Alleged Rape By Prison Parolee Raises Questions: Massachusetts Parole Board Flawed?
An alleged rape and beating of a 25 year-old woman at Boston’s Back Bay Commuter Rail MBTA station is sure to raise the issue of releasing parole convicts sentenced for violent crimes, as well as…
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Neil Entwistle Serving Time In A Massachusetts Prison, But His Lawyers Continue To Offend – Part Three and Final
Continuing my discussion of Elliot Weinstein and Stephanie Page’s complaints of legal media analysts’ commentaries of the Entwistle trial, from my previous post: Fact: On the day the verdict was delivered, talk radio was abuzz…
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Neil Entwistle Serving Time In A Massachusetts Prison, But His Lawyers Continue To Offend – Part Two
In my previous post, I discussed how Neil Entwistle’s attorneys, Elliot Weinstein and Stephanie Page, had conducted an extensive sit-down post-trial interview with Massachusetts Lawyers’ Weekly, which appeared in the July 14 2008 edition of…
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Neil Entwistle Serving Time In A Massachusetts Prison, But His Lawyers Continue To Offend
Will the detritus from the Entwistle case never cease? An interesting thing happened on the way to summer last month. I haven’t yet talked about it here, but for some time I’ve wanted to. Here’s…