Scully & Lagos are experienced, aggressive criminal defense lawyers who have successfully defended clients in Clerk's Hearings in district courts throughout Massachusetts.
If you have been summonsed to appear at a Clerk's Hearing, also called a Probable Cause Hearing, you have a chance to win your case before it even gets to Arraignment. This means that it would not appear on your record as a criminal case.
A Clerk's Hearing is an informal hearing at the Court before a final decision on criminal charges has been brought. It is usually off the record in a conference room at the Clerk's office. Some courts create a more formal recorded proceeding. You have a right to be represented by counsel at this proceeding and taking advantage of that right can make all the difference. Many cases are settled before the Clerk's Hearing even happens. In many other cases a good defense can be presented at the hearing, convincing the Clerk to not even issue a Complaint. Getting ahead of the hearing is essential.
Below Is a Survey of Recent Cases Successfully Defended by Scully & Lagos
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Plymouth District Court
Complaint Not IssuedDomestic Assault and Battery
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Boston Municipal Court
Possession of a Fake ID Card
Complaint Not Issued
Under 21 Possession of Alcohol
Complaint Not Issued
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Plymouth District Court
Complaint Not IssuedImproper Storage of a Firearm
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Plymouth District Court
Complaint Not IssuedAssault and Battery
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Quincy District Court
Complaint Not IssuedLarceny
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Hingham District Court
Complaint Not IssuedLeaving the Scene of an Accident
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Boston Municipal Court
Complaint Not IssuedLarceny
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Brockton District Court
Complaint Not IssuedOUI - Drugs
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Brockton District Court
Complaint Not IssuedShoplifting
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Plymouth District Court
Complaint Not IssuedMinor in Possession of Alcohol
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Taunton District Court
Complaint Not IssuedThreats
Commonwealth v. John Doe, Dorchester District Court
Complaint Not IssuedAssault
Commonwealth v. John Doe, South Boston District Court
Complaint Not IssuedSolicitation
Complaint Not IssuedDomestic Assault and Battery
Possession of a Fake ID Card Complaint Not Issued
Under 21 Possession of Alcohol Complaint Not Issued
Complaint Not IssuedImproper Storage of a Firearm
Complaint Not IssuedAssault and Battery
Complaint Not IssuedLarceny
Complaint Not IssuedLeaving the Scene of an Accident
Complaint Not IssuedLarceny
Complaint Not IssuedOUI - Drugs
Complaint Not IssuedShoplifting
Complaint Not IssuedMinor in Possession of Alcohol
Complaint Not IssuedThreats
Complaint Not IssuedAssault
Complaint Not IssuedSolicitation