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In Massachusetts More Gun Laws Don’t Mean Less Crime

According to data recently released by Massachusetts and the FBI, gun crimes of all kinds are up, these include: Murders committed with firearms Aggravated assaults involving guns Robberies involving guns; and Gunshot injuries Gun owner advocacy groups point to this data as evidence of the lack of efficacy of gun…

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MASSACHUSETTS ADOPTS TOUGH THREE STRIKES LAW KNOWN AS MELISSA’S BILL

It was recently reported on August 2, 2012, that Governor Deval Patrick signed new Massachusetts criminal law legislation that imposes harsh penalties for repeat violent criminal law offenders convicted in the Commonwealth. In doing so, Massachusetts now reportedly joins twenty-six additional states that have imposed strong habitual criminal offender laws.…

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Increase in Gun-Ownership Leads to More Gun Laws and More Stringent Policies Regarding the Enforcement and Arrests for Those in Violation

The Second Amendment to the Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, and outlines the protection of the people’s right to keep and bear Arms. Over the years, the rate of gun possession and ownership has greatly increased due to increasing crime rates, expanding population, and people’s own desire to…

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Warrantless Massachusetts Cell Phone Search Case to be Decided by SJC

The Law Office of Patrick J. Murphy has succeeded in convincing the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts for Suffolk County to allow an interlocutory appeal to review the denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized from a defendant through an unlawful and warrantless search of a cell phone. The…

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The “CSI Effect” in Massachusetts Criminal Cases: What Potential Jurors Can Now Be Asked

Many prosecutors in Massachusetts believe that potential jurors who watch crime television programs like CSI are prone to wrongfully acquit otherwise guilty defendants when little or no scientific evidence has been presented by them in a criminal case. Massachusetts prosecutors claim that this result which has been called the “CSI…

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Deadly Force and The Right of Self-Defense in Your Home in Massachusetts

On September 7, 2011 an 82-year-old man allegedly shot and wounded a man and a woman from the second floor window of his home in Revere, Massachusetts. The elderly man was subsequently arraigned on serious criminal charges of assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous…

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Citizen Tipster Helps Police with Gun and Drug Arrests in Boston, Massachusetts

Two Boston men were caught by police after a citizen tipped-off investigators. As a result of the tip, police recovered a handgun and crack cocaine when they arrested the pair on Monday, August 8, 2011 as reported in the Boston Herald. Both men pleaded not guilty to firearm and drug…

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