With the approaching showdown this fall in the SJC expect to see more voices joining those wanting a full investigation of whether Benjamin LaGuer got a raw deal when he was convicted of rape 23 years ago. He is still in prison because he … [Read more...]
Ben LaGuer in the Valley Advocate
LaGuer Reconsidered: For 23 years, Ben LaGuer has maintained his innocence. That's only kept him in jail longer on a rape conviction. What now?by Eric Goldscheider - August 17, 2006On a warm and rainy October evening in 1980, three Puerto … [Read more...]
On The Horizon
There's news to report on the Benjamin LaGuer case.The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC)of Massachusetts posted a filing schedule to its docket.It is as follows:LaGuer's attorney, James C. Rehnquist of Goodwin Procter, has been asked to submit … [Read more...]
Natalia Muñoz had great column on the Ben LaGuer case in today’s Springfield Republican
Muñoz explains the significance of a fingerprint report the prosecution hid for 18 years and goes on to point out that:LaGuer's lawyer, James Rehnquist, son of the late U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, had argued before … [Read more...]
SJC move prompts DA’s pirouettes
Today's Worcester Telegram & Gazette contains a letter from a BMG poster (okay, me) that calls Worcester District Attorney John Conte to task for misrepresenting (that's the polite word) the record on the Benjamin LaGuer case. Read the … [Read more...]
Has Worcester DA John Conte No Shame?
You know the Benjamin LaGuer case is heating up when the famously press averse John Conte comes out of the shadows. He spoke to the T&G's Matthew Bruun to twist and distort the record in a case the SJC recently agreed to review. Read … [Read more...]
Worcester T&G Covers SJC Move
Kudos to Matt Bruun of the Worcester T&G for a very good article on yesterday's announcement that the SJC will hear an appeal in the LaGuer case.This is a major case that could have far reaching implications for several aspects of the … [Read more...]
Commonwealth v. Benjamin LaGuer
Ben said he was innocent from the get go and he has never wavered from that. His case gained some attention in the late 80âs and early 90âs. One juror reported that another juror made racist and prejudicial remarks before and during … [Read more...]
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