Articles Posted in Greater Boston District Courts Hearing Criminal Cases

Waltham District Court: Brandeis, Bentley, and the Route 128 Corridor
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By Attorney Joe Serpa | Georgetown University Law Center | Massachusetts Criminal Defense Since 1995 Waltham District Court at 38 Linden Street serves a three-town Middlesex jurisdiction, Waltham, Watertown, and Weston, anchored by the Route 128 technology corridor and two universities. The mix produces a docket where the defendant is usually someone with a great…

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Somerville District Court: Students, Assembly Row, and the Clerk-Magistrate Session
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By Attorney Joe Serpa | Georgetown University Law Center | Massachusetts Criminal Defense Since 1995 Somerville District Court at 175 Fellsway is a single-city court, and that focus gives its docket a personality. The jurisdiction is Somerville alone, and Somerville is the most densely populated city in New England, with roughly eighty thousand people living…

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Defending Cases at Dedham District Court: Domestic Violence, Professionals, and the Clerk Session
Attorney Joe Serpa

By Attorney Joe Serpa | Georgetown University Law Center | Massachusetts Criminal Defense Since 1995 Dedham District Court sits at 631 High Street, directly across from the Norfolk County Superior Court. The two buildings frame what makes this jurisdiction distinctive, because Dedham is the historic county seat and the registry and superior court cluster have…

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Criminal Cases at Quincy District Court: How Norfolk County’s Busiest Courthouse Works
Attorney Joe Serpa

By Attorney Joe Serpa | Georgetown University Law Center | Massachusetts Criminal Defense Since 1995 Quincy District Court is the busiest courthouse in Norfolk County, and it is the South Shore court Serpa Law Office knows best for a simple reason. Our Quincy Office at 500 Victory Road, Suite 400A. sits less than two miles…

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Criminal Charges at Cambridge District Court: The Parallel-Proceedings Problem for Students and Professionals
Attorney Joe Serpa

By Attorney Joe Serpa | Georgetown University Law Center | Massachusetts Criminal Defense Since 1995 Cambridge District Court exercises jurisdiction over Cambridge, Arlington, and Belmont. That compact geographic footprint takes in Harvard University, MIT, Lesley University, the Kendall Square biotech and technology corridor, and some of the most active late-night enforcement zones in Middlesex County.…

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Photographing an Unsuspecting Nude Person Must Be Intentional and Disseminating Must Be to a Third Party: Commonwealth v. Goncalves

The SJC upheld a conviction for secretly photographing a nude person and held that dissemination under § 105(c) requires sending the image to a third party.

When ICE Detains a Defendant With an Open Massachusetts Criminal Case

ICE has arrested and moved out of state people with pending Massachusetts criminal charges. The SJC is hearing three appeals on writs, missed trials, and dismissal.

Voluntary Intoxication and Consent After the Cornell Case: The New York Rule and the Massachusetts Rule

By Attorney Joe Serpa | Georgetown University Law Center This post is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. It is based on published court decisions, the text of the statutes, public statements by New York officials, and news reporting. The Cornell allegations have not been proved in any court. The case…