Conspiracy Charges

Massachusetts Conspiracy Crimes Lawyer

Contact Boston Conspiracy Attorney Steven J. Topazio

Conspiracy cases generally involve complex facts and a number of potential witnesses whose names become known to the government during a long-term investigation and information gathering process. Prosecutors attempt to demonstrate a conspiracy with proof of an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime, together with an overt act by one of them to accomplish the unlawful purpose. Conspiracy charges are usually serious, and can result in lengthy prison sentences. Whether you are believed to be a "kingpin" in the conspiracy, or a minor player, it is important to have an effective criminal defense attorney on your side that can defend you in a conspiracy case.

Defending Conspiracy Charges throughout Massachusetts

Boston Criminal Defense Attorney Steven J. Topazio represents clients throughout Massachusetts who are facing criminal charges including a variety of charges involving allegations of a criminal conspiracy. Some of the conspiracy charges he handles include:

· Drug trafficking

· Possession with intent to distribute

· Assault and Battery

· Money laundering

· Conspiracy to commit burglary

· Conspiracy to commit a white-collar crime

· Conspiracy to commit a theft offenses

Conduct that might otherwise be legal can actually be illegal if it was conducted in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy. To make things worse, people involved in a conspiracy in a relatively minor way may be held accountable for the acts of more serious actors. Furthermore, even if only one of the members of the conspiracy elevates the level of criminality by committing a more serious crime, criminal liability may exist for all members of the conspiracy if the Commonwealth can prove that such conduct could have been reasonably foreseen.

Defense

There are a number of potential defenses in a conspiracy case. You may have never joined the conspiracy, or if you did, the prosecution may misperceive the nature and extent of your involvement. You may have withdrawn from the conspiracy. The drug quantities in a drug conspiracy may be overstated, or the amount of loss attributable to you in a fraud conspiracy may be inflated. The witnesses against you may be lying in order to cut a more favorable deal with the prosecutor. In all of these instances, Attorney Steven J. Topazio will work hard to extricate you from trouble where possible, or resolve your case through the striking of a favorable plea disposition when it is in your best interest to do so.

Comprehensive Investigation and Case-Building

Boston Criminal Defense Attorney Topazio is prepared to investigate every aspect of the allegations and circumstances of your case, in order to identify the right strategy and build an aggressive defense on your behalf. If you are facing charges of criminal conspiracy, you need an experienced criminal defense attorney who can adequately protect your rights and raise a strong defense on your behalf.

Contact Boston Criminal Defense Attorney Steven J. Topazio online or call 617-422-5803 to discuss your case.

RECENT CASE DECISIONS

January 16, 2009
Somerville District Court
0810 CR 1960

Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B c. 94C § 32A
Conspiracy c. 94 § 40

The defendant, who was on probation, was contacted by a police informant who arranged to buy drugs from him. The defendant was arrested during the alleged drug transaction. The defendant was found to be in possession of three (3) plastic bags of cocaine. After the arrest the defendant made several incriminatory statements. The defendant’s probation was revoked on account of the new arrest and he was committed for one year to the House of Correction, hired Attorney Topazio. Attorney Topazio moved to suppress the drugs found on the defendant. Cognizant of the fact that his client was serving a sentence, Attorney Topazio, over the Commonwealth’s, objection, but prior to the suppression hearing, offered a change of plea in which he obtained a concurrent sentence for his client with no additional time. The sentence additionally was imposed Nuno Pro Tune to the original date of his client’s incarceration when he was committed on the violation of probation. Nuno Pro Tune is a Latin phrase, meaning “now for then”. The effect of this procedure caused the defendant’s sentence to be imposed retroactively.

Result: Defendant receives no additional jail time upon resolving his case and receives a sentence to be served concurrent with the sentence he was presently serving.

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