If you have been arrested on charges for committing a violent crime, you may be facing either jail time or perhaps civil restrictions on your freedoms; the alleged victim may even have pursued an Abuse Prevention Order (Restraining Order or Harassment Prevention Order). Violent crimes are taken very seriously in Massachusetts. Judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials have no tolerance for violent crime offenders in society. At arraignment, the Commonwealth could move for a dangerousness hearing and ask the Judge that you be held pending the outcome of your matter. When a person is arrested for committing violent acts against other people, he or she will face prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. If you have been arrested for committing a violent crime, the best way to protect yourself is to hire an experienced trial attorney with extensive knowledge of criminal defense.
An Assault under Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 265, section 13A, provides for the commission of an assault in two different ways. Read More...
Criminal Attorney Bonavita located in Newburyport, Massachusetts has successfully handled cased involving all forms of assault and assault & battery. In Massachusetts, assault generally constitutes a threat of violence, while battery refers to the unlawful physical contact of another person without his or her consent. Read More...
The crime of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon is governed by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 265 Section 15A. In order for someone to be convicted of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that: Read More...
Assault and Battery, Serious Bodily Injury, pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 265, section 13A, is described as an unlawful and intentional or reckless touching of the person of another… Read More...
Domestic violence usually involves physical or emotional violence between husbands and wives, domestic partners, boyfriends and girlfriend, ex-spouses or ex-partners, people who have children together, or family members. If you are charged under the relevant statute – Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 265, Section 13M you may be charged with physical assault, stalking, sexual assault, verbal threats or assault, emotional violence, and kidnapping are considered domestic violence crimes if these actions are directed toward intimate partners, household members, or family members. Read More...
also known as Violation of an Abuse Prevention Order, under Chapter 209A of the Massachusetts General Laws which carries with it criminal ramifications. Read More...
The crime of mayhem in Massachusetts is proscribed by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 265 Section 14. The law provides the prosecution with two ways to prove you guilty of this crime depending on the circumstances of the case. Read More…
The crime of kidnapping in Massachusetts is defined under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 265 Section 26. There are three theories under which the district attorney can proceed when prosecuting a kidnapping case. Read More…
Home invasion in Massachusetts is a crime pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 265 Section 18C. The statute says that anyone who enters the home of someone else, either knowing or having reason to know… Read More…
The attempt to commit a crime, even if unsuccessful, is itself a crime. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 274, Section 6, punishes the crime of Attempted Murder with imprisonment for up to 10 years in state prison. Read More…
If you have been arrested on charges for committing a violent crime, you may be facing either jail time or perhaps civil restrictions on your freedoms; the alleged victim may even have pursued an Abuse Prevention Order (Restraining Order or Harassment Prevention Order). Violent crimes are taken very seriously in Massachusetts. Judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials have no tolerance for violent crime offenders in society. At arraignment, the Commonwealth could move for a dangerousness hearing and ask the Judge that you be held pending the outcome of your matter. When a person is arrested for committing violent acts against other people, he or she will face prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. If you have been arrested for committing a violent crime, the best way to protect yourself is to hire an experienced trial attorney with extensive knowledge of criminal defense.
In Massachusetts a violent crime is considered any criminal act that involves the use of physical force, weapons, or the verbal threat of violence. There are many crimes that could constitute a violent crime.
