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Matanov Arrest in Tsarnaev Case
"I would say there are two potential reasons that
they waited so long to indict him: One could be to gather more
information, and the other could be to strengthen the death penalty
claim."
MBA President Douglas K.
Sheff, Boston Herald, May 31
Sheff spoke to the Herald about Khairullozhon Matanov,
a Quincy cab driver and friend of accused Marathon bombers Dzhokhar
and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was arrested last week and charged with
obstructing the investigation. Federal prosecutors could use
Matanov's testimony about a dinner conversation that took place on
the evening of last year's bombings in their attempt to seek the
death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. MBA Past Criminal Justice
Section Chair Peter Elikann was also a featured guest on New
England Cable News on May 30, the day Matanov appeared in federal
court.
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South Yarmouth Abuse Case
"This is pretty serious. They're probably playing
it pretty carefully because they don't want to make a
misstep."
MBA President-elect Marsha V.
Kazarosian, Cape Cod Times, June 1
Kazarosian was quoted in the Cape Cod Times in a story
on a Department of Children & Families (DCF) report that
accuses two South Yarmouth caregivers of abuse, which could have
contributed to the death of 23-month-old Lucas Braman in February.
Authorities have not determined a cause of death and the
investigation is ongoing.
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Mazzaglia Trial
"The prosecution is doing
exactly what they need to do here in portraying their witness and
sort of making the accused person look about as evil as anybody
could ever possibly look."
MBA Past Criminal Justice
Section Chair Peter Elikann, FOX25, June 3
Elikann appeared live on FOX25 to analyze the New Hampshire
trial of Seth Mazzaglia who is charged with first-degree murder in
the death of Lizzi Marriott, a 19-year-old University of New
Hampshire student from Westborough, MA. "It's almost like a battle
of the credibility here between the two sides. Which side is the
jury going to be won over by?" remarked Elikann. FOX25 also
featured Elikann's analysis of the case in a follow-up segment on June 4.
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Of Note:
- Boston.com detailed some of the key findings
of a recent report released by the MBA's Blue Ribbon
Commission on Criminal Justice Attorney Compensation ("Study:
Assistant DAs Earn Less Than Courthouse Custodians," June 4). "If
you were to walk through the doors of a Massachusetts courthouse,
you would never guess which of the employees roaming the halls
receives the lowest salary," notes the article.
- MBA Access to Justice Award winner Stephen Phillips (Pro Bono
Publico Award) was featured in the Springfield Republican ("People In Business:
Stephen Phillips of Dunn & Phillips PC," June 5).
- MBA Access to Justice Award winner James B. Krasnoo (Defender
Award) was featured in the Andover Townsman ("Lawyer honored as zealous
advocate," June 5).
- MBA Access to Justice Award winner Gerald Wall (Legal Services
Award) was featured in the Waltham News Tribune ("Waltham resident
receives Legal Services Award," May 27).