Defending People Accused of Violent Crimes
At the Boston law firm of Steven J. Topazio, Attorney at Law, we help people facing charges of such violent crimes as assault and battery, attempted murder or vehicular homicide. For a free consultation about your legal options in the face of serious felony charges, contact criminal defense lawyer Steve Topazio.
He has more than 22 years of trial experience in defense of people facing the most severe charges, including those involving such violent crimes as the following:
- Assault and battery offenses ranging from simple assault or domestic violence to aggravated charges involving firearms or great bodily harm
- Sex offenses such as sexual assault or forcible rape
- Drunk driving accident charges such as vehicular manslaughter or OUI with serious injury
- Weapons offenses involving concealed guns, firearms in automobiles or felons in possession of guns
Finding the best approach to your defense will reflect the full range of our experience and knowledge of Massachusetts law. For many violent crimes, we can gain a great deal by working to keep your case in district court and avoid the risk of a superior court indictment. The maximum sentences in district court are much shorter and your opportunity to plead to a lesser offense will usually be much greater.
Keeping the adverse consequences of a violent crime arrest to a minimum
Our experience also allows us to spot overcharging errors by the prosecution that can significantly increase your possibility of acquittal at trial. Depending on your prior criminal history, the prospect of a sentence that will not involve jail or prison time might be a highly realistic goal, even if you are convicted. In sex crime cases, an important objective will be to keep your name off the sex offender registry. For people who work in licensed professions, such as teaching, nursing or law enforcement, even a misdemeanor conviction of a violent or sexual offense can cause you serious problems with your professional licensing board. Our choice of defense strategies always keeps your personal situation squarely in mind so that we can help avoid collateral problems as well as the direct consequences of a criminal conviction.
We represent adults and juveniles on every aspect of their criminal defense, from the initial bond hearing, to pre-indictment client service in the most serious cases, to problems with probation after a guilty plea. We can even advise you about your eligibility for expungement of your criminal records.
To learn more about the scope of our criminal defense practice in cases involving violent crime charges, contact Boston trial attorney Steve Topazio for a free consultation about your problem.
