Lower Alcohol Limit for Massachusetts OUI: Probably Not Anytime Soon

By: Christopher Coughlin
May 23, 2014
Each state has the authority to write and enforce its own criminal laws; however, this does not mean that the Federal government cannot make recommendations and push states to make...

Dangerous Synthetic Drug “Molly” Has Hit the Streets of Boston

By: Christopher Coughlin
Feb 23, 2014
“Molly” – a nickname derived from “molecule” – is a highly addictive synthetic drug that has burst onto the U.S. club scene and is being abused mostly by younger people....

Man Charged for Drunk Driving After Reporting an Accident

By: Christopher Coughlin
Feb 6, 2014
It is rare that a person is punished for doing the right thing. However, recently, a Massachusetts man, who believed he was doing just that, was slapped with criminal charges...

Barnstable: Unlawful Possession of Firearm: Motion to Suppress Allowed and Case Dismissed

By: Christopher Coughlin
Jun 1, 2013
Summary of Facts: While investigating a different matter in an apartment complex, police officers claimed to have observed our client engaging in suspicious activity in his home. The police went to...

Barnstable: Unlawful Possession of Firearm: Dismissed

By: Christopher Coughlin
May 29, 2013
Summary of Facts: While investigating a different case in an apartment complex, police officers claimed to have observed our client engaging in suspicious activity in his home. The police went...

Prescription Drug Take-Back Program Aims to Curb Abuse

By: Christopher Coughlin
Apr 24, 2013
With another successful National Prescription Drug Take-Back event – this time taking in nearly 200 tons of expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications – behind us, the United States...

Barnstable: Gun Charges and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon: Motion to Suppress Allowed and Case Dismissed

By: Christopher Coughlin
Apr 15, 2012
Summary of Facts: Barnstable police received reports of shots fired and individuals fleeing in different directions. When officers arrived on the scene, the police observed our client and other people...

Barnstable: Gun Charges and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon: Motion to Suppress Allowed and Case Dismissed

By: Christopher Coughlin
Mar 30, 2012
Summary of Facts: Barnstable police received reports of shots fired and individuals fleeing in different directions. When officers arrived on the scene, the police observed our client and other people...

Barnstable: Possession of Cocaine: Motion to Dismiss Allowed

By: Christopher Coughlin
Oct 2, 2011
Summary of Facts: Our client was a young woman that made a mistaking in trusting her boyfriend.  She was a passenger in a car that he was driving.  After being...

Hillsborough Superior (NH): No State Prison

By: Christopher Coughlin
Oct 2, 2011
Hillsborough Superior Court – North, Nashua, NH: Our client was facing a possible sentence of 7 1/2 – 15 years in Concord (NH) state prison for a probation violation.  He had already plead guilty...