Federal Jury Awards Shawn Drumgold From Dorchester Massachusetts Fourteen Million Dollars For Wrongful Conviction
On October 13, 1989 a Suffolk County jury convicted Shawn Drumgold from Dorchester Massachusetts for the murder of twelve year old Darlene Tiffany Moore. Following Drumgold's conviction and direct appeal Drumgold walked out of prison on November 6, 2003 after the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office agreed that he did not receive a fair trial. According to The Boston Globe a U.S. Jury awarded Drumgold $14 million dollars plus interest because the jurors believed that now retired Boston Police Detective Timothy Callahan violated Drumgold's civil rights by concealing that he had housed, fed and paid one of the key prosecution witnesses. The Globe reports that the jury only deliberated for about forty five minutes before finding Callahan liable. Another jury will determine whether the city of Boston should pay the damages. That trial is currently scheduled for December.
The Drumgold case highlights the importance of a thorough pre-trial investigation and the importance of filing relevant discovery motions for any Massachusetts criminal trial. An experienced Massachusetts defense attorney knows the appropriate motions to file in order to garner all the ammunition necessary to secure a favorable result.
Attorney Kathleen M. McCarthy is an experienced trial attorney who has successfully secured not guilty verdicts and dismissals due to her thorough pre-trial investigation. Recently, a district court judge dismissed gun charges, in which mandatory sentences had to be imposed if convicted, against a defendant because Attorney McCarthy exposed that the police had withheld significant exculpatory evidence. Attorney McCarthy routinely appears in all local courts including Lowell, Peabody and Lawrence.
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