Massachusetts Criminal Lawyer Blog
TB, a 62 year old property manager, was accused of Larceny from a Person (a felony), Assault and Battery, and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (another felony) for an incident occurring on August 31, 2026 in North Andover. The complaining witness called the police and said that TB, a man whom he claims he had known for decades, came to his home in North Andover and beat him and stole a hat from him. An independent witness corroborated the account. And the incident was captured on a surveillance video. The North Andover police investigated and secured a warrant from Lawrence District Court for TB’s arrest. TB lives in NH. TB received a notice of the warrant.
TB consulted with and retained Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover, MA. Attorney Lewin immediately obtained a copy of the police report. TB INSISTED that he was not the person in the police report. TB said he did not know the complaining witness and most importantly TB said that he was at work in Wilmington, MA at the time of the alleged crimes in North Andover. TB was a great client. TB furnished Attorney Lewin time and date stamped photos from surveillance cameras at his workplace that clearly show him in Wilmington, MA on the date and at the time of the alleged offenses. Attorney Lewin immediately contacted the North Andover detective who had brought the charges against TB and who had secured a warrant for TB’s arrest. Attorney Lewin furnished the North Andover Detective with pictures of TB and with the photos from TB’s workplace and said to the North Andover detective “You can’t be in two places at once.”
The very next day (48 hours after Attorney Lewin was hired) the warrant was cancelled and the District Attorney at Lawrence District Court withdrew the charges. As a result TB never had to go to Court and no entry was made on TB’s criminal record.
Although this was a relativelty simple case, Attorney Lewin acted immediately and decisively and confronted the North Andover Police with the evidence that TB was not their man. Results like this are common with Attorney Robert Lewin. Attorney Lewin was an Assistant District Attorbney from 1971-1975 and for the last 51 years has limited his practice to criminal defense. There are very few lawyers in Massachusetts who bring the years of experience and breath of knowledge that Attorney Lewin brings to every case and client.