Lowell Massachusetts Man Faces Robbery Charges In The Lowell District Court
The Lowell Sun reports that forty-eight year old David Aguilar of Lowell has been arrested and charged with robbery in connection with a break in at the Top Donut Shop on Bridge Street. Police officers responded to the local shop after a report that an unarmed man had robbed the store. The authorities received information that the suspect was heading to a local convenience store following the theft. Aguilar was arrested and charged with one count of unarmed robbery.
In Massachusetts, the charge of unarmed robbery must be litigated in the Superior Court because it is a felony. A felony is any charge in which a potential penalty is a sentence to state prison. In the event that the District Attorney's Office decided to keep the case in district court the defendant may be charged with a misdemeanor crime such as breaking and entering in the the nighttime. However, the District Attorney's office has the final say on what charges a defendant will face.
Based on the facts in this case it appears that attacking the identification of the defendant may be a viable area for the defense to pursue. Any time that a suspect is not apprehended at the scene of an incident attacking the identification procedure is always a fertile area for the defense. In these types of cases, filing appropriate pre-trial motions for disclosure of identification procedures are critical.
Attorney Kathleen M. McCarthy has specialized in criminal law for over twenty years. Based on her experience she knows what pre-trial discovery and evidentiary motions should be filed in order to successfully defend her clients. Attorney McCarthy routinely appears in Peabody District, and Lawrence District Courts fighting for defendants charged with felonies and misdemeanors. If you have been charged with a crime contact Attorney McCarthy on line or call 978-975-8060 and she will get to work on your case immediately.
