Massachusetts law outlines many scenarios that may be considered kidnapping, each requiring different facts to be established and elements to be proven. Accordingly, the legal defenses to a charge of kidnapping will depend on the nature and circumstances of the...
Month: May 2017
Legal consequences for kidnapping in Massachusetts
Despite constituting a federal crime, kidnapping is primarily prosecuted at the state level unless the kidnapping crosses state lines. Kidnapping laws in Massachusetts are complex and outline potential legal consequences for many different scenarios.In Massachusetts,...
Thousands of drug cases dropped amid lab scandal
More than 21,000 lower-level drug-related criminal cases throughout Massachusetts have been dismissed following the fallout from a scandal at the state’s crime lab. A rogue lab technician is thought to have falsified thousands of results in cases handled over a number...