Commonwealth v. K.L.

K.L. was charged with Operating Under the Influence of Drugs and Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle. She was accused of driving under the influence of Suboxone. The Commonwealth called an expert witness to testify about the effects of Suboxone on the body, and six other police officer witnesses. Verdict: NOT GUILTY ​ Read More

Commonwealth v. J.D.

J.D. was charged with violation of an Harassment Prevention Order. J.D. was accused of contacting the alleged victim when he was ordered not to. Verdict: NOT GUILTY Read More

Commonwealth v. J.L.

J.L. was charged with OUI-Liquor (Operating Under the Influence of Liquor). J.L. smashed her vehicle into a light pole in the early morning hours of a day in late October. The Arresting Officer testified that J.L. had a strong odor of alcohol emanating from J.L.’s person, red, glassy blood shot eyes, slurred speech, and had difficulty with balance. Verdict: NOT GUILTY Read More

Commonwealth v. G.J.

G.J. was accused of Breaking and Entering with the intent to commit a Felony, Assault With a Dangerous Weapon (to wit: a Knife), and Assault and Battery. The Commonwealth argued that G.J. tried to steal a bicycle from the home owner’s basement, exited the basement, and initiated a fight with the homeowner (which allegedly involved a knife). We successfully argued that G.J. exercised self-defense, and was justified in using physical force to defend himself against the homeowner. Verdict: A. NOT GUILTY of Assault and Battery B. NOT GUILTY of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (knife) C. Guilty of Breaking and Entering (this is currently on appeal) Read More

Commonwealth v. A.B.

A.B. was accused of assault with a dangerous weapon. A.B. was accused of striking a neighbor with a dangerous weapon. ​ Verdict: NOT GUILTY Read More

Commonwealth v. J.P.G.

J.P.G. was accused of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor. The Arresting officer testified that he observed JPG driving erratically, a strong odor of alcohol emanating from JPG’s person, red, blood-shot eyes, slurred speech, and balance issues that included falling into the vehicle, and constant swaying back and forth. Verdict: NOT GUILTY ​ Read More

Commonwealth v. J.D.

J.D. was charged with Assault & Battery against an alleged victim and was also charged with violation of an Harassment Prevention Order in regards to a second alleged victim…all within the same occurrence. Verdict: NOT GUILTY Read More

Commonwealth v. J.P.

J.P. was charged with OUI-Liquor. The Officers testified that he had a moderate odor of an alcoholic beverages, balance issues, spoke with a thick tongue, red/glassy eyes, and had failed a number of field sobriety tests.​ Verdict: NOT GUILTY Read More

Commonwealth v. R.F.

R.F. was charged with Assault & Battery by Means of a Dangerous weapon (baseball bat). The complaining witness sustained serious injuries. R.F. claimed self-defense. Verdict: NOT GUILTY Read More

Commonwealth v. S.L.

S.L. was charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery. S.L., an almost sixty year old Asian man, was accused of sexually assaulting two twenty something year old White women at the Encore Casino. Both women testified at trial, along with two police officers and a civilian witness. S.L. was facing up to five years in jail and registration as a sex offender. Verdict: NOT GUILTY Read More

Commonwealth v. J.A.

In this case, Attorney Sarno was brought on to assist Attorney Marcus Chamblee at trial. J. A. was charged with one county of involuntary manslaughter. J.A. claimed defense of another when him and his best friend were attacked by a masked man wielding a knife. J.A. initially ran away, but when he saw that the masked attacker was on top of his best friend as they struggled over the attacker’s knife, J.A. ran back and stabbed the attacker twice in the back. The attacker succumbed to his injuries and died. Verdict: NOT GUILTY Read More

Attorney Sarno has achieved hundreds of dismissals and non-criminal dispositions here in Massachusetts and is NEVER afraid to go to trial. He also maintains his license to practice law in New York and will take a case or two in New York if the circumstances call for it.

One of those cases was the People of New York v. J.M. In January of 2022, Attorney Sarno worked tirelessly to achieve an amazing result for J.M., who was accused of attempted murder in the 2nd degree in upstate New York. He faced 5-25 years in prison, and Attorney Sarno got the charges reduced from a class B violent felony down to a class D non-violent felony (reckless endangerment in the 1st degree) and five years probation.  

If you'd like to read more about the case, feel free to read the following two articles:

1. https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/news/columbiacounty/macri-witness-speaks-out/article_e84bce13-ef72-5815-991b-aa3260242a71.html

2. https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/news/columbiacounty/man-75-pleads-guilty-in-wifes-attempted-drowning/article_79e5c7ae-520e-11eb-a7c1-e76efe8c7253.html

 

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