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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal Update

The latest news concerning Massachusetts State chemist Annie Dookhan has revealed her close, sometimes inappropriate, relationship with prosecutors. In an effort to trump up charges, Dookhan went as far as altering findings to ensure a victory for the prosecution. It's becoming more apparent that prosecutors and police alike were the beneficiaries of Dookhan's misdeeds.

This is just another revelation that the gross abuse of the legal system has left in its wake a number of broken laws and accomplices. The biggest victim in all of this mess are the people of Massachusetts. Tax payers will have to foot the bill for her indiscretions and countless individuals are wrongfully serving time behind bars, fulfilling her personal vendetta of "getting drug dealers off of the streets."

Emails obtained by the Boston Globe detail Dookhan's last nine years of correspondence with district attorneys. It's clear she views herself as part of a prosecution team. In a series of email exchanges with Norfolk's Assistant D.A., she agrees to increase the amount of marijuana found for the purpose of charging the suspect with drug trafficking. The minimum weight for trafficking is 50 pounds. She far exceeded that number by exaggerating the marijuana's weight to over 80 pounds.

It is daunting to think how many Annie Dookhan's are out there. As long as there are, then our justice system will suffer from their perversion. How can one receive a fair trial when the prosecution isn't playing by the rules? Personal vendettas and playing "God" are two of the justice systems biggest corruptions. It is not yet told how far her deceptive practice has reached but as the trial gets underway it is sure more evidence of tampering and accomplices will emerge.

To date, Attorney Moraski has been filing Motions for a New Trial, Motions to Stay the Execution of a Jail/Prison Sentences, Motions for Post Conviction Discovery Requests and Motions to Withdraw Guilty Pleas. Contact Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney Paul R. Moraski at (978) 744-1200, if you believe your drug conviction was jeopardized by improper testing


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