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Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal: Thousands More Cases Likely Affected
Article • February 15, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Crime Labs
Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal: Thousands More Cases Likely Affected by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has dismissed about 45,000 charges in more than 30,000 drug cases prosecuted in the state due to misconduct by chemists Sonja Farak of Amherst drug lab and Annie Dookhan of Hinton …
Massachusetts DOC commissions 2017
Kickback publication • January 28, 2019
Filed under: Telephones
Massachusetts DOC commissions 2017 <The Commonwea(th of'M.assachusetts <F,xJcutive Office of<Pu6uc Safety e1, Security CHARLES D. BAKER Governor <Department of Correction 50 :Map{e Street, Suite 3 :Milforc{, :M}l 01757 <Te{: (508)422-3300 www.mass.gov/aoc CAROL A. MIC! Acting Co1n1nissioner JOHN A. O'MALLEY Chief of Staff KARYN E. POLITO Lieutenant Gauernor THOMAS A. TURCO, …
Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal: Thousands More Cases Likely Affected
Article • January 19, 2019 • from CLN February, 2019
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Crime Labs
Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal: Thousands More Cases Likely Affected by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has dismissed about 45,000 charges in more than 30,000 drug cases prosecuted in the state due to misconduct by chemists Sonja Farak of Amherst drug lab and Annie Dookhan of Hinton …
Massachusetts Supreme Court Shifts Burden on Government to Prove by Clear and Convincing Evidence Sex Offender Poses Continued Risk at Termination of Registry Hearings
Article • December 29, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration
Massachusetts Supreme Court Shifts Burden on Government to Prove by Clear and Convincing Evidence Sex Offender Poses Continued Risk at Termination of Registry Hearings by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that when a sex offender required to register requests to be reclassified at …
Massachusetts Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Based on Prosecutor’s False Statement During Closing Argument
Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct
Massachusetts Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Based on Prosecutor’s False Statement During Closing Argument by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A prosecutor&rsquo;s false statements in her closing argument in an attempt to corroborate a witness&rsquo; testimony was fatal to her case, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held, vacating the convictions …
Massachusetts Supreme Court Tosses Thousands of Drug Cases After Lab Tech Scandal and Government Cover-Up
Article • December 28, 2018 • from CLN January, 2019
Filed under: Government Misconduct, Drug Testing, Crime Labs
Massachusetts Supreme Court Tosses Thousands of Drug Cases After Lab Tech Scandal and Government Cover-Up by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reached a decision in the Amherst lab scandal, where disgraced lab technician Sonja Farak tampered with and stole drugs from thousands of drug …
Massachusetts DOC - Securus rates 2018-2023
Kickback publication • December 20, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Rates
Massachusetts DOC - Securus rates 2018-2023 Dennis J. Reinhold Senior Vice President and General Counsel March 1, 2018 Via Email ' Nilsa Morales Director of Fiscal Affairs Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security 1 Ashburton Place - Room 213 3 Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Re: Securus Technologies Dear Ms. …
Massachusetts DOC - Securus contract 2018-2023
Kickback publication • December 20, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Monitoring
Massachusetts DOC - Securus contract 2018-2023 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - STANDARD CONTRACT FORM This form is jointly issued and published by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (ANFl. the Office of the Comptroller (CTR) and the Operational Services Division (OSD) as the default contract for all Commonwealth Departments when …
Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds Seven-Year Delay and Inability to Receive Sex Offender Treatment While Awaiting SDP Trial Violates Due Process
Article • October 31, 2018 • from CLN November, 2018
Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination), Overdetention, Sex Offender Treatment, Civil Commitment
Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds Seven-Year Delay and Inability to Receive Sex Offender Treatment While Awaiting SDP Trial Violates Due Process by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell &ldquo;While substantive due process permits limited confinement after a probable cause determination, it does not permit the Commonwealth to hold an individual indefinitely while …
Suburban Boston Town Backpedals on Steep Police Official Raises
Article • August 1, 2018
Filed under: Police
Suburban Boston Town Backpedals on Steep Police Official Raises by Derek Gilna Methuen, Massachusetts, a modest town of 50,000 people near Boston, has backpedaled on a contract formula that would have paid police captains over $432,000, making them the highest-paid police officers in the states, and more than twice as …
Study: Racism and Over-incarceration Pervade Juvenile Detention
Article • May 24, 2018
Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons
Study: Racism and Over-incarceration Pervade Juvenile Detention by A 2018 study has uncovered a&nbsp;troubling racial-disparity gap in youth confinement. &ldquo;Youth Confinement: The Whole Pie&rdquo; was published Feb. 27, 2018, by the Prison Policy Initiative, a Massachusetts-based nonpartisan nonprofit. The study analyzed data gathered in the 2015 Census of Juveniles in …
‘Serious Bodily Harm’ Does Not Include Animals, Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds
Article • May 22, 2018 • from CLN June, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Juveniles, State Statutes
‘Serious Bodily Harm’ Does Not Include Animals, Massachusetts Supreme Court Holds by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The term &ldquo;serious bodily harm&rdquo; does not include harm to animals, unless the statute expressly says so, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held, tossing out a youthful offender indictment. After a 14-year-old …
Pearson et. al. v. Hodgson and Securus Technologies Inc., phone kickback scheme complaint, 2018
Brief • May 2, 2018
Filed under: Telephones, Telephone Access, Telephone Rates, Attorney Calls, Mental Health, Family
Pearson et. al. v. Hodgson and Securus Technologies Inc., phone kickback scheme complaint, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUFFOLK, ss. SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT TRIAL COURT DEPARTMENT BUSINESS LAW SECTION DOCKET NO: ) KELLIE PEARSON, ROGER BURRELL, ) BRIAN GIVENS, and THE LAW ) OFFICES OF MARK BOOKER, on ) behalf of …
Massachusetts High Court Vacates Felony-Murder Conviction for Failure to Suppress Cellphone Search
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
Filed under: Police Searches
Massachusetts High Court Vacates Felony-Murder Conviction for Failure to Suppress Cellphone Search by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reversed a felony-murder conviction and sent the case back for a new trial because the trial court failed to suppress evidence obtained from an illegal search …
First Circuit Modifies Emergency Aid Doctrine for Warrantless Entry of a Home
Article • April 19, 2018 • from CLN May, 2018
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Drug Overdose, Police Searches, Search warrants
First Circuit Modifies Emergency Aid Doctrine for Warrantless Entry of a Home by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit modified its position on the emergency aid exception to the Fourth Amendment&rsquo;s warrant requirement by announcing: &ldquo;officers seeking to justify their warrantless entry …
Mass. Supremes: Consent to Search in Vehicle Did Not Extend to Engine
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Filed under: Vehicle Searches, Police Searches
Mass. Supremes: Consent to Search in Vehicle Did Not Extend to Engine by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that consent to search inside a vehicle does not authorize the police to search under the hood of the vehicle. On January 23, 2015, two …
Mass. Disciplines Prosecutors: No More Business as Usual
Article • March 16, 2018 • from CLN April, 2018
Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Malicious Prosecution
Mass. Disciplines Prosecutors: No More Business as Usual by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Prosecutorial misconduct is considered a cancer by many criminal justice experts, eating away at the credibility, moral authority, and public support for the criminal justice system. However, the recent actions of the&nbsp;Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers …
Massachusetts Supreme Court: Sleeping Juror Is “Structural Error,” Requires Intervention
Article • February 16, 2018 • from CLN March, 2018
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, Criminal Procedure
Massachusetts Supreme Court: Sleeping Juror Is “Structural Error,” Requires Intervention by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The Massachusetts Supreme Court reversed convictions for involuntary manslaughter and assault and battery and ordered a new trial because the trial judge failed to conduct voir dire after the prosecutor advised that some jurors …
Massachusetts Supreme Court: Permanent Ban on Sealing Record of Sex Offender Unconstitutional
Article • February 16, 2018 • from CLN March, 2018
Filed under: Sex Offenders (Discrimination)
Massachusetts Supreme Court: Permanent Ban on Sealing Record of Sex Offender Unconstitutional by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In 1995, Kristi Koe was convicted of rape and abuse of a child. The underlying acts occurred in 1990. The Sex Offender Registry Board (&ldquo;SORB&rdquo;) recommended she be classified as a level …
Massachusetts Breathalyzer Malfunctions, Evidence Withheld
Article • January 19, 2018 • from CLN February, 2018
Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Criminal Procedure
Massachusetts Breathalyzer Malfunctions, Evidence Withheld by The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security released a bombshell 126-page report on October 16, 2017 that found a practice of intentionally withholding evidence from defense attorneys by the state&rsquo;s Office of Alcohol Testing (&ldquo;OAT&rdquo;). Melissa O&rsquo;Meara, technical leader of the office, …
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