Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon Case in Milton Massachusetts
Charges
- Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon – M.G.L. c. 265, § 15A(b) (3 Counts)
- Violating an Abuse Prevention Order – M.G.L. c. 209A, § 7 (2 Counts)
- Witness Intimidation – M.G.L. c. 268, § 13B (1 Count)
Court Information
Milton, Massachusetts
Norfolk County
Quincy District Court
Case Overview
Two college students developed trust issues after the woman discovered her boyfriend was cheating on her. The boyfriend then alleged on numerous occasions he was physically assaulted by the woman and filed a private application for criminal complaint against her in Quincy District Court alleging Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon to include her allegedly hitting him with a video game controller while he was asleep in his dorm room and on two other occasions where she allegedly struck him with a TV remote and Stanley mug. Shortly thereafter, the boyfriend applied for and successfully obtained a restraining order against the girl. After it was issued, the boyfriend alleged that she called him numerous times. The boyfriend reported this alleged violation of the restraining order to Quincy Police, and they filed an additional application for criminal complaint against the woman for Violation of an Abuse Prevent Order. A few weeks later, the boyfriend alleged the woman called him again. The man reported this to the Quincy Police as well, and they filed a second application for criminal complaint against the woman for Violating an Abuse Prevention Order and Witness Intimidation. The woman received three summonses in the mail to appear for three separate Clerk-Magistrate Hearings. She retained Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer, John L. Calcagni III, to represent her.
As a matter of strategy, Attorney Calcagni and his team consolidated all three applications into one hearing and successfully convinced the Clerk-Magistrate, to hold the applications open for one year with the condition the woman remain out of trouble. If she makes it through the year with no additional arrests, all three applications will be denied, and none of the alleged criminal charges will appear on her criminal record.
Case Result
Criminal Complaint Did Not Issue
Held Open for One Year