Recent Cases Archive - Page 37 of 45 - Attorney Steven J. Topazio

Leaving Scene of Property Damage M.G.L. c. 90 § 24 Number Plate Violation to Conceal M.G.L. c. 90 § 23 Uninsured Motor Vehicle M.G.L. c. 90 § 34J Operating a Motor Vehicle with License Revoked as HTO M.G.L. c. 90 § 23: At Motion to Suppress hearing, illegal statements obtained by police resulted in charges being dismissed.

The defendant, had his right to operate a motor vehicle in Massachusetts revoked as a Habitual Traffic Offender, was represented by Attorney Topazio after being arrested for various motor vehicle offenses following the crash of his motor vehicle on 93S in Boston which, after questioning by police, it was learned he abandoned. Upon investigation of the case Attorney Topazio learned his client was called to the State Police Tunnels Barracks to answer questions about my read More

Suspended License : Driving privileges restored.

The defendant, a resident of Connecticut, had his right to operate a motor vehicle in Massachusetts suspended after receiving moving violations out of state and missing a scheduled court hearing in Concord District Court, hired Attorney Topazio. Attorney discovered several irregularities in the Registry of Motor Vehicles records on his client and corrected same, including purging his client of the court default in the Concord District Court. Today after hearing Attorney Topazio convinced the RMV read More

Speeding Ticket 730 CMR 7.08 : Not Responsible and license not suspended.

The defendant, who had previously been found responsible for two moving violations this year after representing himself, was facing a 30 day license suspension after receiving his third moving violation in one year (if found responsible), hired Attorney Topazio to represent him this time. The client, who was on his way to the airport to pick up his girlfriend, was given a citation for speeding after being stopped in the Ted Williams tunnel after radar read More

Magistrate’s Hearing Application for Criminal Complaint Domestic Assault and Battery: Complaint dismissed and client maintains a clean record.

The defendant, a business professional with no prior criminal record, hired Attorney Topazio after being accused of punching his wife with a closed fist numerous times; throwing her into a bathtub injuring her; then choking her to prevent her from calling the police. Attorney Topazio reviewed hospital records and the evidence in the case then met with the investigating detective in an attempt to resolve the matter without his client being formerly charged. Today, after read More

Assault & Battery M.G.L. c. 265 § 13A Possession of Class D M.G.L. c. 94C § 34: Count for Assault and Battery dismissed at trial.

The defendant, who was at the Massachusetts General Hospital with his girlfriend and infant child, was arrested by police when nurses heard the victim yell she was being hit and observed the defendant pulling the victim by the hair as she was on the floor. When interviewed by police, the victim alleged that the defendant punched her in the face with a closed fist and then grabbed her by the neck and dragged her across read More

Assault and Battery on Public Employee, M.G.L. c. 265 § 13D Resisting Arrest, M.G.L. c. 268 § 32B Disorderly Conduct, M.G.L. c. 272 § 53: Charges dismissed and case closed.

The defendant, who was represented by Attorney Topazio, was arrested when he became belligerent to an off duty police officer. After being warned to go home otherwise he would be arrested, the defendant slapped the officer with an open hand on the buttocks. The defendant then resisted the officers at every opportunity and refused to submit to the arrest. Attorney Topazio learned that his client was out celebrating his birthday when he became extremely intoxicated read More

Warrant Probation Violation: After hearing client’s appearance waived, default warrant withdrawn and case closed.

The defendant, who was living in Hawaii, could not renew her license when she found out there was an outstanding warrant for her arrest in the Brookline District Court, hired Attorney Topazio to represent her. Attorney Topazio went to the Brookline Court and discovered the warrant was for defaulting on a probation case. Attorney Topazio met with the Probation Officer assigned to his client’s case to see if the case could be resolved without his read More

Abuse Prevention Order, Violate, M.G.L. c. 209A § 7 Threat to Commit Crime, M.G.L. c. 275 § 2 Intimidate a Witness, M.G.L. c. 268 § 13B Stalking in violation of Restraining Order, M.G.L. c. 265 § 43(b): Case pending decision of court.

The defendant, who was a recovering addict, suffered a drug relapse after he lost his job of several years; experienced the trauma of his substance abuse counselor dying two weeks prior to his arrest, then relapsed when his girlfriend left him with their infant daughter and obtained a restraining order against him. During the drug relapse, the defendant was arrested for violating the restraining order after threatening to kill his girlfriend. The defendant hired Attorney read More

False Report of Motor Vehicle Theft, M.G.L. c. 268, § 39 : Client placed on pre-trial probation and avoids a trial and a felony conviction thus preserving her record and career.

The defendant, a professional mother of a young child, was arrested after making a false report that her motor vehicle was stolen, hired Attorney Topazio. Attorney Topazio discovered that his client made the false report because her boyfriend pressured her into doing so when he was allegedly seen by police abandoning her car which he had been using, which later was found to contain 34 plastic bags of cocaine. At his client’s arraignment, Attorney Topazio read More

Intentionally Omitted Seal Criminal Record M.G.L. c. 276 § 100c : Case permanently sealed.

The defendant, with criminal case entries in several courts on his CORI but with no convictions, hired Attorney Topazio to seal his criminal record. Attorney Topazio filed a motion to seal in court and argued that in order to advance his client’s career his client needed a clean record. Attorney Topazio argued that if his client’s CORI cauased him to lose employment then he might fall onto the welfare of the state. Attoreny Topazio request read More