A judge today sentenced former state Sen. Joseph “Jim” Marzilli to three months in the Billerica House of Correction for his 2008 accosting four women in one day while on official business. Marzilli had been charged with several counts of attempt to commit the crime of indecent assault and battery. Attorney Crouch filed an amicus… Continue reading »
Feb
14
Massachusetts Considering Adding Level 2 Sex Offenders To Internet Registry
The Lowell Sun is reporting about a proposed Massachusetts law that would greatly expand the community notification requirements for Level 2 sex offenders in Massachusetts. In August 2009, a Level-2 sex offender was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at Westford’s town beach. The man, who moved from Florida to Westford, was listed on… Continue reading »
Feb
06
A Call To Reason
Despite the urge to clamp down hard on all sexual offenders, evidence supports a more nuanced approach. Since the mid-1990s, legislatures around the country have pursued a continuing and escalating course of action, from registration and community notification laws to civil commitment procedures, targeting individuals who have been convicted of sex-related offenses. From Capitol Hill… 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 » […]
