In today’s Sunday Boston Globe there is an article about the effort in Massachusetts to apprehend people wanted for crimes. Click here to read the story. This shows that every warrant should be taken seriously. Even if it was mistakenly issued the results can be severe. if you or someone you know has a warrant… Read More
Archives for 2008
Driving Instructor Charged with OUI During Lesson
Correct me if I am wrong, but the person charged with OUI was the teacher not the driver. In order for someone to be convicted of drunk driving in Massachusetts the person must 1) Be driving 2) on a public way 3) under the influence. Here, I cannot see how the man charged could be… Read More
Rape Suspect Cleared in Boston
Prosecutors are not going forward with a case against a Woburn college student who was accused of raping an unconscious woman inside a men’s bathroom at a Boston nightclub earlier this year. Read the Boston.com story I must give the Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley credit for not taking this case any further. After… Read More
My Introduction
My name is Patrick Donovan and before becoming a criminal defense attorney I was as an Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. There I worked in the Dedham, Stoughton, and Quincy District Courts as well as Norfolk County Superior Court. I am now a criminal defense attorney. My practice takes me into courtrooms all… Read More