The following is a list of recent cases handled by the attorneys at Larochelle & MacDonald, Inc. For confidentiality purposes, client names are withheld.
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Criminal Defense
- First Degree Child Molestation (4 counts): All charges dismissed
by Attorney General.
- First Degree Sexual Assault: Not guilty after jury trial.
- First Degree Sexual Assault: Not guilty after jury trial.
- Possession of a handgun: Not guilty after jury trial.
- Possession of a handgun: Not guilty after bench trial.
- Domestic Assault: Not guilty after jury trial.
- Assault with a Dangerous Weapon: Not guilty after jury trial.
- Possession of a handgun without a license: Charges dismissed
after handgun suppressed by Judge.
- Second Degree Child Molestation: Not guilty after trial.
- Patient Abuse: Not guilty after jury trial.
- Larceny of a handgun & a safe from the home of deputy police
chief: Not guilty after jury trial.
- Drunk Driving, Death Resulting: No jail sentence.
- Drunk Driving, Death Resulting: Sentenced to Work Release; released
after only one year.
- Drunk Driving and Refusal charges: not guilty after trial or charges reduced and/or dismissed with no loss of license every year since 1997.
- Leaving the scene of an accident, serious bodily injury resulting:
No jail.
- Reversed First Degree Child molestation conviction and freed
client from a ten year prison sentence he had begun to serve.
Charges later resolved for no jail time.
Family Court
- Father complained ex-wife was preventing him from visiting
with his two daughters in Rhode Island. After full hearing, father
returned to Texas with his two children; ex-wife now must travel
to Texas if she wishes to visit with her children. Supreme Court
stayed the move of the daughters, who remained in Rhode Island
with mother.
Conducted a second hearing within four weeks: at conclusion of second hearing, judge again orders that the daughters live with father in Texas; ex-wife now must travel to Texas if she wishes to visit with her children. Daughters are permanently residing in Texas with their father.
- Father complained that ex-wife prevented his son from having unfettered communication with him. On day of hearing, father wins; son moves with his father to Michigan that day.
- Successfully obtained and defended against restraining orders after full hearings.
- Mother complains that father is uninvolved in his teenage son's life. After several hearings, mother granted sole custody.
- Parties divorced out-of-state, relocate to Rhode Island. Two minor children alternating visitation with parents week to week. Children refuse to visit with mother despite strict visitation schedule. Placement successfully changed to father.
- Divorce wherein parties cannot agree on holiday visitation with the minor child. Successfully represented mother, who will now have her daughter with her each Christmas Eve to Christmas Day.
- After years of child living with father, successfully modified placement so that mother has physical possession.
- Termination of child support for father wherein child had reached age of majority and graduated high school, but mother insisted that an out-of-state decree provided for additional support and that child had special medical needs. After hearing, child support terminated.
- Divorce wherein one party is uncertain whether the child his ex-spouse is carrying is his. After paternity tests, determined that child is his and court grants him joint custody with visitation rights.
Deportation Defense
- Client entered United States illegally at age of 9. After cancellation
hearing, Immigration Judge grants permanent residence despite
the presence of a criminal record.
- Client detained for deportation after overstaying student visa.
Secured client's release on bond and after adjustment hearing,
client granted permanent residence.
- Client detained after overstaying tourist visa. Secured client's
release on bond and after adjustment hearing, client granted permanent
residence.
- Client detained for deportation on fraud charges. Successfully
vacated the fraud charge in state court and secured client's release
from immigration custody. Filed and won the motion to terminate
proceedings.
- Client detained for deportation on drug possession and domestic
assault charges. Both charges vacated in state court and client
released from immigration custody. Immigration proceedings terminated.
- Client detained for deportation on food stamp fraud and shoplifting
charges. All charges vacated in state court and client released
from immigration custody. Immigration proceedings terminated.
- Client fearful that four misdemeanor convictions could result
in deportation. All charges vacated and dismissed. Client is now
eligible for naturalization.
- Client detained after naturalization interview because of four
prior domestic convictions. All convictions vacated and client
released from immigration custody. Immigration proceedings terminated.
- Client detained for felony assault charge which took place five years prior. Client granted cancellation of removal after hearing and allowed to remain in the United States as a lawful permanent resident.
Post-Conviction Relief
- Larochelle & MacDonald, Inc. is the law firm other immigration lawyers refer their clients to vacate pleas that are the basis of deportation/removal proceedings.
- 22 year old conviction for second degree child molestation vacated based upon the Trial Court's failure to properly explain all constitutional rights and offense elements to client.
- 16 year old conviction for second degree sexual assault vacated based upon the Trial Court's failure to properly swear in and utilize court interpreter.
- Client's four convictions for domestic assault vacated based upon Trial Court's failure to properly give required alien warnings. All charges later dismissed and client naturalized.
- Client's handgun conviction vacated based upon presentation of newly discovered evidence of innocence.
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