The prosecution never moved for a dangerous hearing pursuant to MGL 256 sec. 58A.
All those arraignments. All those pissed off victims ready to testify within days of the arrest. Why not? If this guy was so dangerous why was the Middlesex D.A.s office singing in falsetto?
New laws are not needed. WTF!
Please share widely!
jconway says
n/t
mike_cote says
I think the law should be change to make a dangerous hearing MANDATORY and then allow the DA and Judge the discretion to waive the hearing if all parties agree that it is not needed. In this way, it would require both the judge and the attornies present to make an affirmative decision that a dangerous hearing is unnecessary, rather than letting the failure on the part of any member of the court to act result in this kind of abuse of the system.
JimC says
I don’t think it means what you think it means.
mike_cote says
By Default, a hearing MUST be scheduled, unless all parties take proactive steps to determine it is unnecessary.
JimC says
He was being very honest, or sounded like he was. He basically said he can’t think of anything he’d do differently, because it was about his kid.
It was awful to listen to. The whole thing is so sad.