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Harvard Biologist Weighs in on LaGuer Case

August 21, 2006 By Speaking Out

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, benjamin-laguer, dna, laguer, law-and-lawyers, prosecutorial-misconduct

Ben LaGuer in the Valley Advocate

August 17, 2006 By Speaking Out

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, dna, law-and-lawyers, prosecutorial-misconduct

On The Horizon

August 1, 2006 By Speaking Out

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dna, laguer, law-and-lawyers, prosecutorial-misconduct

Natalia Muñoz had great column on the Ben LaGuer case in today’s Springfield Republican

June 28, 2006 By Speaking Out

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dna, law-and-lawyers, prosecutorial-misconduct, sjc

SJC move prompts DA’s pirouettes

June 20, 2006 By Speaking Out

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, dna, law-and-lawyers, prosecutorial-misconduct

Has Worcester DA John Conte No Shame?

June 10, 2006 By Speaking Out

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, dna, law-and-lawyers, prosecutorial-misconduct, sjc

Worcester T&G Covers SJC Move

June 9, 2006 By Speaking Out

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, dna, law-and-lawyers, prosecutorial-misconduct, sjc

Commonwealth v. Benjamin LaGuer

June 8, 2006 By Speaking Out

Ben said he was innocent from the get go and he has never wavered from that. His case gained some attention in the late 80’s and early 90’s. One juror reported that another juror made racist and prejudicial remarks before and during … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ben-laguer, dna, law-and-lawyers, prosecutorial-misconduct, sjc

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