In what is a significant development for juveniles offenders accused of unlawful possession of a firearm (not at home or work), the Supreme Judicial Court entered a decision today affirming the Boston Juvenile Court's decision to grant a continuance without a finding to my client last year. Issuing its decision under a pseudonym, Commonwealth v. Quahir Q., the Court's decision tracks the reasons I provided to the Juvenile Court and the SJC throughout this case. I also want

It probably comes as no surprise that if you’re reading a blog on my site, much of my practice involves representing individuals charged with violating the Commonwealth’s myriad firearm laws. I want to briefly discuss some of my concerns about situations that repeatedly arise when people are charged with improper storage of a firearm. Gun accidently left on seat-accident or criminal act? The statute, M.G.L. c. 140, § 131L(a) provides: “It shall be unlawful to store or keep a

I have received a number of curious inquiries about the case that was being argued at the Supreme Judicial Court last week. Here I will...

Too frequently legislation is passed that is simply worthless, advanced to solely demonstrate the politicians' obsequious need to show...