On the date of trial the case was dismissed. Attorney Henry Fasoldt prepared to contest the evidence in the trial. “Failure to Register” trials are different from most trials in that instead of proving an act, the Commonwealth must prove… Read More

Parental Kidnapping – referred to as “Kidnapping Minor by a Relative” – is treated less seriously than ordinary Kidnapping. As described in the statute, parental kidnapping includes any relative of the victim. The definition o… Read More

When we hear the word “kidnapping”, many of us think of an abduction off the street or of someone being tied-up and stuffed in the trunk of a car. While those scenarios certainly meet the definition of kidnapping, most kidnapping charges… Read More

Police arrested DJ, a 16-year-old boy, after it was alleged that he robbed someone on the street. The evidence against DJ was strong; the victim saw who robbed him, and DJ and the victim were known to one another. Additionally, though the victim was… Read More

By order of the Juvenile Court Ms. T’s 3 young children – ages 6, 5, and 1, were placed into the “temporary custody” of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Following the order the police and DCF workers drove immedi… Read More

The police were called to the Smith’s (a pseudonym) house after neighbors called about a loud, heated argument next door. Upon arrival the lead office noticed that Mr. Smith had scratches on his arms and neck. Mr. Smith denied that his wife scr… Read More

The case was dismissed after Attorney Henry Fasoldt successfully argued that there was not enough evidence for Mr. B to have been formally charged with Failing to Register as a Sex Offender, Level 3. Level 3 is assigned to the convicted sex offenders… Read More

A Cambridge police officer stopped EB, a 40-year-old man, and EB’s friend in the Cambridge Common, because they were was smoking weed. The officer was particularly upset because there were children playing near-by. Though smoking marijuana in M… Read More