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By MA Lawyers Weekly
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CRIMINAL CASES
Our MA law firm specializes in criminal law cases after conviction. We handle
appeals, motions for a new trial, motions to revise and revoke sentences, guilty plea withdrawals, parole hearings, and commutation
petitions.
Attorney Mary T. Rogers won a United States Supreme Court case as co-counsel
on June 25, 2009. The case, Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, has widespread application to all criminal cases throughout
the U.S. The Court ruled that under the Sixth Amendment all defendants have the right to confront and cross-examine forensic
crime analysts. The government cannot rely on the forensic lab report in place of live testimony. Now, the government must
call the live witness to the stand.
On February 3, 2010, Attorney Rogers succeeded in having Mr. Melendez-Diaz
granted a new trial. On February 10, 2011, after a retrial in which Attorney Rogers assisted Mr. Melendez-Diaz was found not
guilty.
If you want a lawyer who will fight for your constitutional rights, you want
Attorney Rogers to defend you. It does not matter if your case is as small as drug possession or as serious as murder.
United States Supreme Court Decision Download
If you or someone you know was convicted of a crime, you need to speak to
a lawyer about appealing the case immediately. If it is a new conviction in the MA state court you only have 30
days to file a timely notice of an appeal, so call today. If it is
an older case, we may still be able to help you. If your case has never been appealed, we will check to see if
it can be filed late. A motion for a new trial can be filed at any time in MA state court no matter how old the
case is.
We handle post-conviction criminal cases at all levels of state
and federal court in MA and the United States Supreme Court. We have been in business since 1993.
WRONGFUL CONVICTION CIVIL CASES
We also handle civil wrongful conviction MA cases under a
new statute that allows innocent people convicted of serious crimes to seek compensation for their wrongful convictions.
Please note: If you are not in MA, you need to check with lawyers in your own state about your case. There are
time limits, so don't delay.
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