Massachusetts Criminal Lawyer Blog
On November 23, 2024, Bill M., a 60 year old Union President was arrested and accused of Strangling and Beating a 40 year old woman who lived with him. (You should read Bill’s Google review of Attorney Lewin posted around June 9, 2025.) She had marks on her neck where she told the police he choked her. The police observed the marks and photographed them. Bill absolutely denied touching her. He was arraigned on November 25, 2024 and his case was then continued. Bill met with and retained Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. (Identical charges had been brought against Bill in 2018 that Attorney Lewin handled and Attorney Lewin was successful in getting those charges dismissed.)
Bill was a terrific client and was able to furnish Attorney Lewin with videos of the woman assaulting him. In addition, Bill was able to give Attorney Lewin a complete history of his relationship with this woman. She was a drug addict. Attorney Lewin spent days preparing the case for trial. Attorney Lewin and Bill had trial preparation sessions in the days leading up to the trial.
On Thursday, May 29, 2025 Bill and Attorney Lewin appeared in Lowell District Court and both the Commonwealth and Attorney Lewin answered that they were ready for trial. The trial began that morning. By mid-afternoon the Commonwealth had rested their case. Attorney Lewin immediately asked the Judge to enter a NOT guuilty finding on ther strangulation charge. It is not enough for the state to prove that he put his hands around her neck; and it is not enough for the state to prove that he applied prerssure to her neck; strangulation requires the state to prove that as a result of his placing his hands around her neck and applying pressure to her neck that he intentionaly interfered with the normal breathing or circulation of blood. There was no evidence of that requirment. The Judge agreed with Attorney Lewin and removed that charge from the Jury’s consideration and the Judge entered a finding of NOT guilty on the strangulation charge.
Bill then trook the witness stand and was a terrific witness. He was well prepared by Attorney Lewin and his testimony had the sound of truth. After he testified it was 4:00PM. The Judge ordered everyone to return the next day.
On Friday, May 30, 2025, everyone was back in Lowell District Court. Attorney Lewin made a very forcefull closing argument to the Jury. The DA then made her closing argument. The Judge then instructed the Jury. The Jury went out to deliberate at about 10:40 in the morning. At 11:00 AM the jury told the court officer they had reached a verdict. At 11:11 AM the jury foreman stood up and in response to the question posed by the clerk-magistrate: “What say you Mr. Foreman, is the Defendant guilty or not guilty of the charge of Assault & Battery”. The jury foreman the spoke the two best words in the English language: “NOT Guilty”.
Needless to say Bill was thrilled with the result and he was thrilled with Attorney Lewin’s work for him. (See Bill’s review of Attorney Lewin posted on Google.) Attorney Lewin began his legal career as a prosecutor in the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office. He started there in 1972 and left the DA’s Office in 1975. He has been in private criminmal defense practice for the last 50 years. His courtroom skills are well known and revered. There are very few lawyers that have successfully tried as many cases as Attorney Lewin. There are very few lawyers that have the breath of experience and simple know-how that Attorney Lewin brings to every case that he takes on.