Knowledge Sharing

An attack on all defense attorneys: Worcester lawyers falsely accused of witness intimidation found not guilty

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jun 29Categories: Criminal Defense, Knowledge Sharing

Defense attorneys Blake Rubin and Angela Cavanaugh were found not guilty of witness intimidation after being accused of arranging for a key witness in a human trafficking case to be bailed out and made difficult to locate. Rubin represented Fabian Beltran...

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Judge gives sentencing relief under Primary Caretaker provision

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Jun 15Categories: Probation, Violent Crimes, Recent Win, Knowledge Sharing

Yesterday a judge in the Lowell Superior Court chose not to sentence my client to the 5 years in state prison that he was facing and instead put him on probation. The judge made clear that his decision was based on the motion that we filed asking him...

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Attorney Goldenberg gives lecture on forensic DNA analysis

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 31Categories: Criminal Defense, Knowledge Sharing

Keren Goldenberg was invited to present a lecture to defense attorneys about forensic DNA analysis. The program was organized by the Greater Lowell Bar Association and welcomed attendees from all over the state. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program...

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Go Ahead and Record the Police: First Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Dec 16Categories: Criminal Defense, Knowledge Sharing

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the criminalization under Massachusetts state law of secretly audio recording police while they perform their duties in public spaces is unconstitutional. The ruling, Project Veritas v. Rollins, was issued...

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Lawyers in a Dangerous Time: reducing jail and prison populations during the COVID pandemic

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Apr 06Categories: Criminal Defense, Knowledge Sharing

As I write this, there is a COVID-19 outbreak that is claiming lives and overwhelming our healthcare system. My state, Massachusetts, was one of the earlier states to be hit hard with a COVID-19 outbreak via community transmission. The Governor declared...

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Commonwealth v. Norman: addressing the overuse of GPS monitoring for pre-trial release conditions

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 26Categories: Probation, Criminal Defense, Knowledge Sharing

Anyone who spends more than a few hours watching arraignments in a courtroom in Massachusetts may soon notice that judges are very quick to impose GPS monitoring as a condition of release from custody. Sometimes there are specific conditions of release...

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Do I Need to Go to Court? Massachusetts Courts Issue Orders for COVID

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 13Categories: Criminal Defense, Knowledge Sharing

Following Governor Baker declaring a state of emergency and imploring residents to practice social distancing in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the courts have placed some limits on their proceedings. These limitations are changing rapidly...

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Keren lectures Lowell lawyers on minimizing the consequences of district court sentences

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Mar 01Categories: Criminal Defense, Knowledge Sharing

Attorney Keren Goldenberg lectured defense attorney from the Greater Lowell Bar Association and Middlesex Defense Attorneys about sentencing enhancements and other considerations when negotiating pleas and sentences in the state district court. What appears...

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Court sets limits on when a fatal overdose can form the basis of a manslaughter conviction

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 26Categories: Drug Crimes, Knowledge Sharing

Earlier this month the Supreme Judicial Court in Commonwealth v. Carrillo overturned an involuntary manslaughter conviction for an individual who had given heroin to his roommate who then died of an overdose. This prosecution is not unique to Massachusetts;...

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When They See Us: Why People Confess to Crimes That They Did Not Commit

Author: Keren GoldenbergOn: Oct 17Categories: Criminal Defense, Knowledge Sharing

Here’s an interesting fact for your consideration. Of the 350+ people exonerated thanks to representation by the Innocence Project, 29% of them falsely confessed to their crimes. They were exonerated by DNA evidence to show that that they did not commit...

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