Evidence Suppressed

Case Dismissed: Possession of Cocaine

January 30th, 2013 / Case Dismissed and Evidence Suppressed

John Doe was arrested in Brockton, Massachusetts after he was stopped while operating a motor vehicle. According to the arresting officers, Mr Doe acted evasively and was sweating profusely when his car was stopped. Mr Doe was asked to exit from his car after the officers observed two knives in plain view. A pat frisk revealed a bag of cocaine on Mr Doe’s person.

The police claimed that Doe gave the arresting officers a false name, had submitted false information to the registry of motor vehicles to obtain a license and was operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

Attorney Veronica White of White & Associates P.C. convinced the Court that the police did not have enough evidence to conduct a pat frisk on Mr. Doe. This enabled Attorney White to suppress the evidence of the cocaine found on Mr Doe, which lead to the possession charge to be dismissed. The court further dismissed the felony charge of possession of a false registry document. Mr Doe walked away with only pleading guilty to the minor offense of driving with a suspended license.

About White & Associates, P. C.
White & Associates is Boston’s premier criminal defense law firm specializing in firearms, narcotics and violent crimes. With over ten years experience, White & Associates, P.C., has successfully defended hundreds of cases including gun possession, aggravated assault and battery, armed career criminal offenses, indecent assault and battery, trafficking in narcotics, operating under the influence (OUI), domestic offenses and many others.

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Case Dismissed: Possession of Cocaine

March 3rd, 2012 / Case Dismissed and Evidence Suppressed

John Doe was charged with possession of cocaine after the police ransacked his car on a public way in Roxbury, Massachusetts and patted him down for weapons without having any reason to believe he had done anything wrong.

Attorney Veronica White of White & Associates P.C. filed and litigated a motion to suppress the cocaine found on Mr. Doe on grounds that this evidence found was a fruit of an illegal search. Attorney White contended that the search was conducted by a police officer who had blatantly abused his power and had subjected the defendant to an unnecessary violation of his constitutional rights to be free from unlawful searches and seizures.

The Court agreed that the search was illegal and ordered the drugs suppressed on the same day of the hearing. Since Attorney White had convinced the court to suppress the Commonwealth’s only evidence, the district attorney had no option but to dismiss the charges against Mr. Doe.

About White & Associates, P. C.
White & Associates is Boston’s premier criminal defense law firm specializing in firearms, narcotics and violent crimes. With over ten years experience, White & Associates, P.C., has successfully defended hundreds of cases including gun possession, aggravated assault and battery, armed career criminal offenses, indecent assault and battery, trafficking in narcotics, operating under the influence (OUI), domestic offenses and many others.

For a free consultation with one of Boston’s top criminal defense law firms, fill out our contact page, or call us at 617 338-9507.

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Case Dropped: White & Associates Gets 80 Grams of Cocaine Suppressed

February 28th, 2009 / Case Dropped (Nolle Prosequi) and Evidence Suppressed

John Doe was indicted with trafficking in cocaine after he was pulled over by the police based on his failure to signal and having excessive window tints. The defendent consented to the search of his car, which K-9 dogs later unveiled about 80 grams of cocaine in hiden in the back trunk. John Doe was facing seven years of mandatory jail time.

White & Associates was able to show that the police’s search of John Doe’s car was unconstitutional because the police’s detention of the defendant was beyond the scope of the initial motor vehicle infraction. This resulted in the court to order the evidence of the 80 grams of cocaine to be suppressed, and the district attorney dropped the case by filing a Nolle Prosequi.

About White & Associates, P. C.
White & Associates is Boston’s premier criminal defense law firm specializing in firearms, narcotics and violent crimes. With over ten years experience, White & Associates, P.C., has successfully defended hundreds of cases including gun possession, aggravated assault and battery, armed career criminal offenses, indecent assault and battery, trafficking in narcotics, operating under the influence (OUI), domestic offenses and many others.

For a free consultation with one of Boston’s top criminal defense law firms, fill out our contact page, or call us at 617 338-9507.

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Case Dismissed: Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana and Possession of a Firearm

March 31st, 2008 / Case Dismissed and Evidence Suppressed

John Doe was charged with possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The defendant was pulled over by the police, and because they claimed to have smelled marijuana, they searched his car. Subsequently, they found three guns, including one high capacity weapon, and a quantity of marijuana in his trunk. John Doe was facing seven years of jail time.

White & Associates initially defended this case before the Central Division of the Boston Municipal Court, and prevailed in its motion to suppress the firearms and narcotics found within the motor vehicle, arguing that the search was unconstitutional. The case was then appealed to the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), which is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. White & Associates again prevailed and the SJC upheld the lower court’s ruling.

The suppression of the evidence lead to the case being dismissed on all counts.

This case was found to be one of the five top and most influential cases of 2008.

About White & Associates, P. C.
White & Associates is Boston’s premier criminal defense law firm specializing in firearms, narcotics and violent crimes. With over ten years experience, White & Associates, P.C., has successfully defended hundreds of cases including gun possession, aggravated assault and battery, armed career criminal offenses, indecent assault and battery, trafficking in narcotics, operating under the influence (OUI), domestic offenses and many others.

For a free consultation with one of Boston’s top criminal defense law firms, fill out our contact page, or call us at 617 338-9507.

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