Knowledge Sharing Archives – The Law Offices of Keren GoldenbergThe Law Offices of Keren Goldenberg

Earlier this year, the Supreme Judicial Court held in Commonwealth v. J.F. that criminal charges that resulted in “not guilty” verdicts or findings of no probable cause can be sealed without consideration of the statutory waiting period set in G.L…. Read More The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a landmark decision yesterday in Commonwealth v. Mattis. The Court ruled that the imposition of life without parole for criminal defendants who committed their offenses between the ages of 18 to 20 is unconstitutional…. Read More The Supreme Judicial Court held in Commonwealth v. J.F. that criminal charges that resulted in “not guilty” verdicts or findings of no probable cause can be sealed without consideration of the statutory waiting period set in G.L. c. 276 § 100C and… Read More A judge in the Woburn District Court vacated my client’s 2005 conviction for recording a police officer who had pulled him over. The First Circuit ruled in 2020 that the application of the Massachusetts wiretap law to criminalize the secret recording… Read More A little bit of good new for people on state probation in Massachusetts. Amendments to G. L. c. 276, § 87A have repealed probation supervision fees, effective July 1, 2022. Probationers who have already paid probation fees for July and August of 2022… Read More In Commonwealth v. Perry, the Supreme Judicial Court described the warrant requirement for seizing evidence of cellular tower dumps. As opposed phone warrants or location information warrants for a single phone user, tower dumps allow the police to obtain… Read More Abortion remains legal in Massachusetts despite the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, which ended the federal right to abortion, allows states to enact abortion bans, and invites criminal prosecutions of abortion recipients and people providing… Read More You have probably heard that in federal court, no one accused of a crime ever goes to trial. Conviction rates are very high in federal court, which is of no surprise because federal prosecutors have the luxury of picking which cases they wish to pursue…. Read More Governor’s proposed marijuana impaired driving law will punish people who do not consent to providing bodily fluids for testing and will compromise trials Governor Baker has recently announced that he will refile legislation aimed at cracking down on… Read More Attorney Keren Goldenberg has been elected as a board member for the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL). Keren is delighted to join the Board for this amazing advocacy group and plans to focus efforts on warrant reform while… Read More