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The unfortunate reality is that oftentimes in criminal and civil trials, alike expert witnesses rely on pseudo-science and pseudo-psychology in their testimony. The Massachusetts Appellate Court recently decided the case of Commonwealth v. Delossantos, which dealt with an expert witness’s unreliable testimony about the behavior of drug users,  What happened…

As a Massachusetts criminal defense attorney, I defend students arrested by college or university police on criminal charges. Clients are often surprised to learn that campus police – or public safety officers – are limited by Massachusetts state law from many law enforcement duties of regular city and state police…

The bottom may have fallen out on thousands of criminal cases relying on drug testing analysis conducted at state labs, after a chemist was found flouting testing protocols. Both she and two of her supervisors have been placed on administrative leave, leaving thousands of convictions and ongoing criminal cases open…

A Brockton couple was recently arrested in Whitman and now face charges of drug distribution from the back of their minivan, according to the Taunton Daily Gazette. Charges of drug distribution or drug sales in Stoughton can be serious and can increase in severity based on many factors. Among them…

Seven people, including a man the Commonwealth believes has a history of drug offenses, were recently arraigned in Framingham District Court on charges they were buying and selling heroin and cocaine, The MetroWest Daily News reports. Drug charges in Framingham and throughout Massachusetts are serious crimes that can subject defendants…

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court addressed an important legal issues that arose once the Massachusetts legislature decriminalized simple possession of under one ounce of marijuana. Does the smell of burnt marijuana justify an order that a motorist exit a motor vehicle. In the case of Commonwealth v. Cruz, decided April…