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Framingham Judge Wants DA?s Office to Retry 2006 Drunk Driving Case Because of Possible Judicial Misconduct

By Altman & Altman

Framingham Judge Robert Greco wants the district attorney?s office to retry a 2006 Massachusetts drunk driving case because he says there is evidence that judicial misconduct took place. Earlier this month, Greco denied the DA?s motion to reconsider this order. On January 14, Grego ruled that that there was evidence showing that the judge in the trial, Nantucket first justice Joseph I. Macy, had gone into the jury room while deliberations were taking place and did not give jury members sufficient instructions about how to decide the case. Last November, however, Macy gave testimony that he did not enter the deliberation room while jurors were deciding on defendant John Bresnahan's verdict. He also says that he has never entered a jury room during deliberations throughout his entire judicial career...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on January 27, 2009 (boomark / email).