Recent Cases Archive - Page 9 of 43 - Attorney Steven J. Topazio

Larceny Over $250 MGL c266 § 30(1) Carrying Dangerous Weapon MGL c269 § 10(b): Client avoids lengthy jail sentence by accepting 90 day sentence prior to trial.

The client, a 29-year old father of three, was arrested during the course of his employment as a furniture mover when he was caught stealing several items from the home he was working on, hired Boston Criminal Attorney Steven J. Topazio to resolve his case. Attorney Topazio was the second Attorney on the case, after the first attorney was discharged by the client when he was unable to work out a favorable resolution of less read More

Probation Surrender: Client avoids additional jail time after probation violation.

The client, a 25-year old High School graduate with a lengthy criminal record, received a notice of probation violation in the BMC after being convicted on a separate criminal matter out of the Lynn District Court where he was committed for one year to the House of Correction. Boston Criminal Attorney Steven J. Topazio represented the client on the final surrender hearing in the BMC. The client’s probation in the BMC consisted of an 18 read More

Restraining Order MGL c209A Domestic Violence: Restraining Order extended for three months.

The client, a 25-year old Army Veteran who recently returned from Afghanistan, was served with an application for a restraining order after getting into a verbal argument with his wife who alleged he threatened her and damaged furniture and walls in the marital home, hired Boston Restraining Order Attorney Steven J. Topazio to represent him. Attorney Topazio learned that his client lost his job after returning from a tour in Afghanistan and was under great read More

Assault and Battery MGL c265 § 13A(a) Domestic Violence: Case dismissed at trial.

The client, a 21-year old graduate student, was arrested for domestic assault and battery after getting a fight with her boyfriend, allegedly hitting and scratching his neck because he refused to give her back money she loaned him, hired Boston Domestic Violence Attorney Steven J. Topazio to represent her. The client was in the United States on a student F1 Visa and would face the possibility of adverse immigration consequences if convicted for a domestic read More

Assault With Dangerous Weapon MGL c265 § 15B(b) Restraining Order Domestic Violence: Case dismissed.

The client, a 46-year old pharmaceutical professional, was arrested after getting into an argument with his wife after he threw a heavy book at her, hired Boston Domestic Violence Lawyer Steven J. Topazio to represent him. The client, who was in the United States on a work Visa, also faced the possibility of adverse immigration consequences that would follow a felony conviction. To make matters worse, following the incident, the client’s wife obtained a restraining read More

Heroin, Being Present Where Kept c94C § 35 Search Warrant: Case to be dismissed after period of pre-trial probation.

The client, a 25-year old unemployed laborer, was arrested by Malden Police when he walked into a home during the execution of a search warrant. The client was charged with knowingly being present where heroin is kept after the Malden Police found several bags of heroin in the home they were searching. The client hired Boston Criminal Attorney Steven J. Topazio to represent him after his initial attorney was unable to resolve the case. Attorney read More

Mass Pike - Speeding 730 CMR § 7.08(6)(a) Traffic Citation: Not Responsible.

The client, a 30-year old IT professional, received a speeding ticket on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Route 90, and appealed the ticket. After the client was caught on Lidar traveling 80 mph in a 65 mph zone, the client hired Boston Traffic Ticket Attorney Steven J. Topazio to represent him. A responsible finding on a speeding ticket will result in a two point surcharge for insurance purposes. Each point will result in a 15% increase to read More

Assault With Dangerous Weapon MGL c. 265 § 15B(b) College Student: Client avoids a felony conviction and case will be dismissed at conclusion of pre-trial probation.

The client, a 22 year old high school graduate and landscaper, was arrested by Millis Police and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after getting into a fight with a group of males and observed trying to hit them with an aluminum bat, hired Boston Criminal Attorney Steven J. Topazio to defend him. The client maintained that he was attacked earlier and was only defending himself when the group confronted him a second time. read More

Malicious Destruction of Property MGL c. 90 § 22(2)(a) College Student: Case to be dismissed after period of pretrial probation.

The client, a 19 year old college student, who was in Boston celebrating the Fourth of July, got arrested after punching and breaking the windshield of a motor vehicle, hired Boston Criminal Lawyer Steven J. Topazio to represent him. Attorney Topazio met with the district attorney in an attempt to resolve the case and requested pre-trial probation with the condition that his client, who had no prior criminal record, do 30 hours of community service read More

Assault and Battery, MGL c. 265 § 13A(a) Assault and Battery With Dangerous Weapon, MGL c. 265 § 15A(b) Witness Intimidation, MGL c. 268 § 13B Domestic Violence False Allegations: Case to be dismissed after period of pretrial probation.

The client, a 29 year old green card holder from Honduras, was arrested after police alleged she struck the victim and her son after being caught in an affair with the victim’s husband, was represented by Boston Criminal Attorney Steven J. Topazio. According to the police report, the client was charged with an Assault and Battery on victim and her son, after pulling the victim’s hair and pushing the son when she got in between read More

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