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Sealing Criminal Records Most, but not all, criminal records—whether conviction- or non-conviction-related—can be sealed either through an administrative process by mail after a waiting period, or by a judge without waiting. -
Is It Possible to Clear My Record? Understanding Expungement Versus Sealing In Massachusetts, criminal offender record information (CORI) is a person’s criminal record history, which reports any history of criminal cases in the Massachusetts state courts. -
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Are There Any Advantages to Refusing the Field Tests or Breathalyzer From the perspective of someone facing an operating under the influence charge, the immediate penalty for refusing to consent to field sobriety tests or a breathalyzer is harsher than the immediate penalty -
Theory of the Criminal Defense Case Summary in Massachusetts A theory of the case is a short, simple, and compelling summary of the defendant’s story of innocence that is consistent with the record in the case comports with universal emotional truths, and leads the factfinder to a conclusion of innocence. -
What is a CWOF? A defendant admits that the facts contained in the police report are true and that they could be found guilty. Instead of the court imposing a guilty finding, however, the court agrees to continue (i.e., postpone) making a finding until a specified date, generally with certain conditions like probation that must be met while the matter is continued. -
I Was Accused of a Crime I Didn’t Commit. What Are My Rights? Being accused of a crime is a life-changing event. The most important thing to remember is that your guilt has not yet been established. You are presumed innocent until proven guilty -
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Understanding OUI and Cannabis in Less than a Minute Recreational cannabis has been legal in Massachusetts for those over 21 since 2016. Individuals can legally have up to one ounce (five grams of which may be concentrated) of marijuana on their person, up to ten ounces of marijuana in their home, and cultivate no more than six plants. -
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