Daily Court Updates May 12, 2020 Ben Vivante CAFL Training, Children and Family Law, Criminal Defense, Mental Health, Training, Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on Daily Court Updates Daily updates (mass.gov) from Massachusetts state courts in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Updates are posted after 4:30 p.m. Read more
SJC: Ask if Passenger Can Drive Before Impoundment February 4, 2020 asalois Criminal Defense, Uncategorized Comments Off on SJC: Ask if Passenger Can Drive Before Impoundment Police must ask an arrested driver whether they want a passenger to drive their vehicle to a safe location before […] Read more
High Court Outlines New Showup Procedures November 14, 2019 asalois Criminal Defense, Uncategorized Comments Off on High Court Outlines New Showup Procedures Police officers are required to give specific instructions to witnesses before they attempt to identify a suspect during the immediate […] Read more
SJC: School Assembly Amendment Applies Retroactively October 31, 2019 asalois Criminal Defense, Uncategorized, Youth Advocacy Comments Off on SJC: School Assembly Amendment Applies Retroactively Legislation geared toward keeping kids out of the school-to-prison pipeline by prohibiting criminal proceedings against juvenile students for “disturbing a […] Read more