Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer Kevin J. Mahoney on Amanda Knox: Prosecution or Persecution?Amanda Knox had been an awkward, overweight kid with acne before her trip to Italy, a recent article in Rolling Stone reports. She never dated until age 19. Yet one is to believe that a few short months after her arrival in Perugia, she had slipped into drug addiction, enthusiastically engaged in bizarre sex acts, and committed a depraved murder. According to Italian prosecutors, it was when her … [Read more...]
Aaron Hernandez in a Tight Spot
Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer, Kevin J. Mahoney’s, Analysis of Aaron Hernandez Murder ChargesWhen Boston police officers responded on July 15, 2012 to a report of a shooting, the discovered three individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. Two of the victims, Daniel Jorge Correia de Abreu and Safiro Teixeira Furtado, both immigrants from Cape Verdean, were pronounced dead at the scene. A third victim in the car that was shot at was injured but has never been identified. Police speculated … [Read more...]
Jodi Arias’ Murder Trial
Boston, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Kevin J. Mahoney's Commentary on Jodi Arias TrialThe sensational 2008 murder of Travis Alexander created the usual media circus. The defendant in the case is his ex-girlfriend, Jodi Arias. Alexander’s body was discovered in his shower with approximately 30 stab wounds, a slashed throat, and a gunshot wound to the head. The case has enthralled the public with its romance, betrayal, and violence, to such a degree that a movie is already in the works. … [Read more...]
Prosecutorial Misconduct in Zimmerman Case
Massachusetts criminal defense attorneyMassachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Kevin J. Mahoney: When Overreaching Zealots Threaten JusticeThe role of prosecutors, as Supreme Court Justice Edward Douglass White put it, is “to convict the guilty and make sure they do not convict the innocent.” All too often prosecutors can see only guilt, disregarding inconsistent witness statements, factual inaccuracies, and exculpatory evidence. It is this pathology that drives their thirst for conviction, to … [Read more...]
Federal Fishing Expedition: The Prosecution of Nancy Black
Boston Criminal Defense Lawyer, Kevin J. Mahoney, Discusses the Nancy Black Prosecution Have you heard the one about the marine scientist facing more than 20 years in federal prison and a million dollars in fines for allegedly feeding killer whales and making false statements to investigators? Like all fish tales, this one is hard to believe. The Alleged Crimes In 2005, marine research scientist, Nancy Black, was leading a whale watching excursion in Monterey Bay, California. A humpback … [Read more...]
Boston Crime Lab Scandal Widens
Boston Criminal Attorney, Kevin J. Mahoney, Explains How Crime Lab Scandal Continues to Spread Much has happened lately in the case of the chemist accused of lying about thousands of drug tests she performed at the Hinton State Laboratory Institute. If you or a loved one was convicted of a drug offense in the past nine years, contact a Boston criminal defense attorney to investigate your rights in light of this scandal. Chemist Arrested In September, Annie Dookhan, 34, was arrested and … [Read more...]
Skakel Seeks Parole
Conviction, sentencing and parole: News update from Boston criminal defense attorney, Kevin J. MahoneyMichael Skakel, a nephew of Ethel Kennedy, will appear before the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Parole on Wednesday, October 24.Skakel was convicted in 2002 of the 1975 killing of 15-year-old Martha Moxley, a neighbor of the Skakel family in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was sentenced to 20-years to life. Skakel consistently has maintained his innocence.In 2010, the Connecticut Supreme Court … [Read more...]
Armed to the Teeth
On January 8, 2011, armed with a 9mm Glock pistol Jared Lee Loughner, a mentally unbalanced individual, opened fire on a group of people. Before onlookers could subdue him, Lougher managed to critically wound Arizona Rep. Gabriel Giffords and kill five others, including Chief Judge John Roll and Giffords' community outreach director Gabe Zimmerman. Nitwit politicians eager to exploit the carnage quickly blamed the usual culprits – the religious right, Fox News, and Sarah Palin – for creating … [Read more...]
