Author: mtc9393

John Connolly was convicted of second degree murder. For the sake of the appeal all, even Connolly’s lawyers, conceded that was a proper conviction. The issue then is whether another statute relating to the use of gun during the commission of a crime applies to Connolly’s situation. If it does not, then Connolly cannot be…

J. Edgar, Freddy, Whitey, Tommy Football and others had nothing to do with the blog being down. I am told it was something that affected many blogs on the World Press site which handles this blog. Thanks to those who notified me of this situation. I was also told that the John Connolly appeal was…

Apple watch was supposed to roar. At best it peeped. There is a difference between genius and smart. To paraphrase Ronald Reagan: “We know Steve Jobs and you Tim Cook are no Steve Jobs.” Cook’s vision is that of a frail ordinary intelligent human being; Jobs had the insight that is given to a very…

I sat in the first row left aisle seat. Next to me sat J.W. Carney, Esquire, Whitey’s lead lawyer, who regaled me with stories about lawyers we both knew from the past. The courtroom was full. The Boston media gathered in its own little group exchanging notes. The regulars roamed around looking to the media types…

Jerome’s first question related to his inability to find anything that happened as a result of the information Whitey gave to the FBI. He wanted to see some record of arrest of bookies, loan sharks, drug dealers, arms dealers, bank robbers or of any criminals attributed to Whitey. I asked him to find out the…