The National Registry of Exonerations -- A long list of wrongful convictionsPrepare yourself, because this may come as a shock to you: Our criminal justice system is not perfect. Law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges sometimes get it wrong.In my experience as a Boston criminal defense lawyer, I see mistakes made on an almost daily basis. Often these mistakes are trivial and can be rectified with little impact on the outcome of the case. Sometimes – and certainly more often than we should … [Read more...]

Why is chain-of-custody evidence important to your Boston criminal defense lawyer? If the prosecutor is building his case against you based on forensic evidence, your Boston criminal defense lawyer will closely examine the chain of custody. A break in the chain of custody may fatally undermine the reliability of the evidence and the defense lawyer may file a motion to suppress that evidence.The “chain of custody” is the “roadmap” for the evidence gathered in a criminal case. By following the … [Read more...]

Admissibility of Forensic Evidence in Federal Criminal Trials In a criminal trial, forensic evidence – including, for example, DNA evidence, toxicology evidence and fingerprint evidence – is presented to the jury through expert testimony. This testimony may significantly affect the outcome of the case. Your criminal defense lawyer must know the law that governs expert testimony and the science that underlies the expert’s testimony in order to mount an aggressive challenge to … [Read more...]