A new report from the State Auditor’s office finds that the state’s Sex Offender Registry Board has dramatically improved the sex offender classification process in Massachusetts over the past five years but is still failing to consistently collect registration fees. The audit noted that the Sex Offender Registry Board had reduced 71% of the backlog… Continue reading »
Recent Updates
- Sex Offender Fined For Groping Cardboard Cut-out November 6, 2011The Berkshire Eagle is reporting an unusual case involving a Level 3 sex offender. PITTSFIELD — A convicted sex offender admitted he kissed and fondled a cardboard cutout of a woman, which was part of a North Street pharmacy’s advertising display. Charlie J. Price, 57, of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty to a single count of disturbing… Continue reading » […]
- Massachusetts Attorney General Considers Sex Offender Ordinance November 6, 2011The Boston Globe is reporting that the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office is considering a tough new bylaw measure governing sex offenders in Ayer. The state attorney general’s office, which is responsible for reviewing all new bylaws, will consider a sex-offender residency measure that was approved by voice vote at Monday’s Town Meeting. If approved by […]
- Supreme Judicial Court Rejects Civil Commitment for Exhibitionist September 17, 2011The Boston Globe reports today the Supreme Judicial Court affirmed a superior court decision, which held that a repeat exhibitionist, or flasher, could not be civilly committed under the state’s sexual predator laws, saying there is no evidence that the man poses any danger to anyone. The ruling was restricted to the case of [the… Continue reading » […]
Criminal Law Updates
- Bail Denied For Whitey Bulger’s Girlfriend. November 6, 2011Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly reports this week that four months after the United States District held a bail hearing as to whether James “Whitey” Bulger’s longtime girlfriend, Catherine Greig, should be released from prison while awaiting trial for harboring a fugitive, a U.S. Magistrate judge has denied the request. The judge, Jennifer C. Boal, wrote in… Co […]
- The Criminal Appeals Process In Massachusetts November 4, 2011Attorney Crouch is a leading Boston criminal appeals attorney and he handles a range of civil and criminal appeals in both state and federal courts. He both writes briefs and appears at oral argument and hearings on behalf of his clients. Attorney Crouch has been an adjunct professor of law at New England School of… Continue reading » […]
