Leaving the scene of a car accident without fulfilling your responsibilities as a driver is against the law in Massachusetts. This is referred to informally as a hit-and-run, and it can carry severe criminal consequences. Like most states, Massachusetts penalizes hit-and-run crimes harshly to send a message to others in the community. If you've...

Ticket-fixing refers to a law enforcement officer changing or manipulating a pending traffic ticket after the fact. An officer may tamper with a citation for a motor vehicle violation to change details or otherwise “fix” it to increase the probability of the ticket sticking – either as a personal favor to someone or out...

A Concord District Court jury today found Attorney Chris Spring's client not guilty of operating under the influence of alcohol, despite our client colliding with a parked car and flipping her vehicle. (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a Framingham District Court judge's suppression order in a drunk driving case, concluding a police officer had reasonable suspicion to stop the car the defendant was driving.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Puac-Cuc.  (more…)

The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a district court judge's ruling that a police officer lacked constitutional authority to stop a car where the passenger was hanging out of the passenger's side window.  The name of the case is Commonwealth v. Kaplan. At just past midnight on October 27, 2018, an Amherst police officer...