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Attorney Sam?s Take: You Have To Go To Massachusetts Court Tomorrow ; You Have Been Indicted (Part Three)

By Altman & Altman

Last week, we discussed two scenarios whereby you received a compulsory invitation to attend the Boston Municipal Court to answer charges for a variety of potential charges, including assault, drugs and OUI. Now, however, the matter has been raised to another level. The Commonwealth has decided to indict you. You have just received the year-end news from either your attorney or another summons in the mail. So, what is an indictment? Well, it is like the criminal complaint that was issued back in district court. In that case, either the police or your neighbor sought the complaint. The prosecutor did not really get involved until the matter was in district court. At some point, a prosecutor reviewed the allegations of the matter and decided that either your criminal past or the allegations themselves were deserving of more serious treatment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on January 05, 2010 (boomark / email).