Jury Trials – District Court
DATE OF TRIAL: December 13, 1988
CHARGES: Larceny of Property over $250
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with larceny of a moped scooter. Mother of person who owned scooter was an eyewitness to alleged larceny.
VERDICT: Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: June 15 and 16, 1989
CHARGES: Annoying Persons Of The Opposite Sex
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant has been following and contacting victim for several years despite her objections.
VERDICT: Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: September 7 and 8, 1989
CHARGES: OUI of Liquor
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with OUI of Liquor and failed several field sobriety tests. However, defendant denied consuming any liquor. Did admit taking medication.
VERDICT: Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: May 28, 1992
CHARGES: Operating under the Influence of Liquor
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with OUI due to weaving on the road, strong odor of alcohol on breath, bloodshot eyes, unsteady on feet, etc.
VERDICT: Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: October 21 & 22, 1992
CHARGES: Larceny from a Person, Assault & Battery by dangerous weapon (2 cts.), Assault & Battery and Larceny of Property over $250
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with starting a fight and using a razor knife and a shod foot as well as taking alleged victims jewelry. Defense was one of self defense and
reputation/credibility of victim.
VERDICT: Not Guilty on all counts (larceny counts were Not Guilty by a Required Finding)
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DATE OF TRIAL: November 30 & December 1, 1992
CHARGES: Assault & Battery
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with knocking victim down on the ground and causing a fracture to her wrist. Six witnesses with some conflicting testimony, however, not one person testified (except alleged victim) that defendant touched alleged victim.
VERDICT: Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: June 30 & July 1, 1993
CHARGES: Assault & Battery
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with punching victim so hard that it caused a fracture to her eye. Victim also alleged that defendant tried to choke her. Nine witnesses with some conflicting testimony, however, there was a question of credibility regarding the alleged victim. Defendant admitted hitting the victim but did so in self defense.
VERDICT: Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL:March 28, 1994
CHARGES: Operating under the Influence of Liquor
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with OUI due to driving with his lights off, strong odor of alcohol on breath, bloodshot eyes, unsteady on feet, etc.
VERDICT: Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: December 4, 1997
CHARGES: Assault and Battery with a dangerous weapon (reduced to assault and battery at trial)
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with A & B on a pregnant woman who was visiting her relatives at the apartment complex. The two were arguing about the parking situation. A fight erupted but facts unclear about who started it and whether self defense was an issue.
VERDICT: Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: September 1-2, 1998
CHARGES: (a) Motor Vehicle Theft, False report (b) crime report, false © burn mv to defraud insurer (d) burn mv (e) mv theft, false report and (f) mv theft, false report
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with allowing a person to steal his motor vehicle and then pay him to burn it so could collect insurance proceeds. Principle witness against defendant was former wife who testified that she heard her former husband plan the scheme.
VERDICT: Not Guilty on all six counts (counts a, e, and f were required findings of not guilty)
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DATE OF TRIAL: October 16, 1998
CHARGES: Disorderly Person
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant charged with causing a commotion in the parking lot and struggling with police officer who was restraining him. However, defendant claimed that police officer was upset that defendant was not listening to him and that is why he was arrested.
VERDICT: Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: June 1, 1999
CHARGES: Receiving Stolen Property, over $250.00
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Defendant sold camera on same day as reported stolen to a pawn shop. Evidence that she gave false address and telephone number to pawn broker.
VERDICT: Not Guilty on RSP over $250.00, however Guilty of lesser included of under $250.00. 2 years house of correction, one year to serve, balance suspended for two years. Sentence stayed to June 11, 1999. Motion t o revise and revoke filed and sentence revised to 2 years suspended for one year.
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DATE OF TRIAL: January 13, 2003
CHARGES: (A) Operating under the influence
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Police Officer claims defendant so drunk that he need not offer Field Sobriety Test as opposed to Defendant who claims that he did not speak or understand English. Case turned on credibility.
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty.
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DATE OF TRIAL: July 24-25, 2003
CHARGES: (A) assault and battery and (B) assault with a dangerous weapon
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: patron of defendant’s bar claims that defendant pushed him and attacked him with a machete. Alleged victim had two witnesses who claimed to see incident. Defendant claims that he had a pending civil claim against one of the witnesses and it is a set up against him.
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty (required finding) and (B) Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: March 8, 2005
CHARGES: (A) Drug Violation Near School and (B) Drug Distribution Class A
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: defendant charged with selling drugs within 1000 feet on a school to a young lady. One of the police officers claimed he saw the transaction and the other officer claims he took the drugs from the young lady’s hand.
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty and (B) Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: May 19, 2005
CHARGES: (A) OUI and (B) Marked Lanes
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: defendant’s car went over the center guardrail separating the Northbound and Southbound lanes of Route One and landed on the Northbound side. Police arrive and smell alcohol on breath and claim he fails Field sobriety tests. The FST were given on a steep hill and defendant was dizzy after accident.
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty and (B) Not Responsible
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DATE OF TRIAL: March 13-14, 2006
CHARGES: (A) assault and battery
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: defendant, a teacher’s aid, accused of hitting a 4 year old autistic child with a pair of dungaree shorts for not cooperating and changing into swimming clothes. One teacher stated that she saw defendant forcefully and repeatedly hit child in the head. No bruises or marks on child. Alos a history of a very good relationship between child and defendant.
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: August 8-9, 2006
CHARGES: (A) OUI-Liquor (B) Leave Scene of Property Damage and (C) State Highway Traffic Violation
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: defendant accused of OUI based on strong odor of alcohol on breath after a car accident in which she admitted that it was her fault as well as eyes being glassy and being speech being slurred. However, just prior to accident, defendant was in a brawl with a former friend and was beaten up.
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty (B) Dismissed at beginning of trial and (C) Not Responsible
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DATE OF TRIAL: August 18, 2008
CHARGES: (A) operating under the influence
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Police claim that defendant was speeding, swerving and failed all field sobriety tests. Defendant believes was pulled over as a possible drug suspect.
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: April 6, 2009
CHARGES: (A) operating under the influence
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Police claim that defendant was operating a motor vehicle that side-swiped two vehicles. Defendant claims that he was not the driver.
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: June 15, 2009
CHARGES: (A) operating under the influence
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Police claim that defendant was operating a motor vehicle under the influence based on a strong smell of alcohol and not being able to pass the field sobriety tests
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty
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DATE OF TRIAL: October 26, 2009
CHARGES: (A) assault and battery with dangerous weapon to wit a scooter (B) assault with dangerous weapon to wit a soda can (C) assault with dangerous weapon to wit a bb gun (D) Minor in possession of a BB gun
STATEMENT ABOUT CASE: Off duty FBI agent claims defendant threw a bottle of soda at victim, hit her with a scooter and shot at her with a BB gun. Alleged victim testified that these events never occurred and agent was just upset about her boyfriend/defendant littering in front of his house.
VERDICT: (A) Not Guilty (B) Not Guilty (C) Not Guilty (D) Dismissed just before trial by Judge