Articles Posted in assault and battery

Battered Women’s Syndrome – Fact or Fiction?    It is no secret that domestic abuse remains a largely gendered crime. It is estimated that 1 in 3 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. Some courts look to the “battered women’s syndrome” standard in expert testimony. Battered Women’s Syndrome…

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a dangerousness hearing provides a prior opportunity for cross examination under the Sixth Amendment in the case of Commonwealth v. Carlos Rodriguez, decided on September 22, 2016.  The Court upheld a conviction for domestic assault and battery without the testimony of the victim,…

A display of talent erupted in a display of violence at Mount Ida College recently, as more than 100 people were involved in a brawl following a talent show being held in Carlson Hall. Our Massachusetts criminal defense lawyers understand one man was arrested for assault on a police officer,…

A Marlborough man is being held in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend, reports The MetroWest Daily News. Charges of assault and battery in Westborough are typically filed by authorities in cases where there is some type of fight or domestic dispute. The severity of injuries…

An off-duty Mansfield police officer was credited with breaking up a daylight brawl between three men who had tire irons and a knife, the Taunton Daily Gazette is reporting. Self-defense is one of the most commonly acknowledged theories of defense portrayed on television criminal shows and in novels. But in…

The alleged attackers of a man beaten at the Comcast Center in Mansfield entered innocent pleas in Attleboro District Court recently, The Sun Chronicle. The newspaper reports that the 19-year-old victim was beaten so badly he was initially put into a medically induced coma at Boston Medical Center to aid…