Massachusetts Court of Appeals 98 Mass. App. Ct. 1102 (2020) DEFENDANT WAS CONVICTED OF FELONY DRUG OFFENSES AFTER A TRIAL, BUT ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN CONVINCES THE MASSACHUSETTS COURT OF APPEALS TO REVERSE HIS CONVICTIONS AND NOT GUILTY FINDINGS ARE ENTERED FOR THE DEFENDANT Attorney Patrick J. Noonan represented this…

Plymouth Superior Court DEFENDANT WAS FACING A MANDATORY PRISON SENTENCE OF 8 YEARS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, BUT THE INDICTMENT WAS REDUCED TO A LOWER LEVEL OF DRUG TRAFFICING, AND THE DEFENDANT WAS SPARED FROM SERVING AN ADDITIONAL 4 ½ YEARS IN PRISON.  Defendant was the target of operating a large…

Quincy District Court CONVICTION FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF HEROIN IS VACATED AFTER ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN PROVES THAT THE POLICE ILLEGALLY SEARCHED THE DEFENDANT’S HOME. The client, with another attorney, admitted to sufficient facts for a finding of guilty on the criminal charge unlawful possession of heroin (Possession of a…

Quincy District Court CONVICTION FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF HEROIN IS VACATED AFTER ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN PROVES THAT THE POLICE ILLEGALLY SEARCHED THE DEFENDANT’S HOME. The client, with another attorney, admitted to sufficient facts for a finding of guilty on the criminal charge unlawful possession of heroin (Possession of a…

Roxbury District Court ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN VACATES FELONY CONVICTION FOR DRUG DISTRIBUTION.  In 1997, when the client was 23 years old, he was arrested and charged with Distribution of Marijuana (Distribution of a Controlled Substance under G.L. c. 94C, §32A), an offense carrying a punishment of 10 years in…

Wrentham District Court CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF HEROIN / FENTANYL AND ANABOLIC STEROIDS ARE DISMISSED AGAINST RECOVERING DRUG ADDICT.  Defendant is a young man who has been struggling with drug addiction since high school. Defendant’s parents obtained a court order under Section 35 to have him involuntarily committed to a…

ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN VACATES CONVICTION FOR DRUG POSSESSION. The client is a 39 year-old Brockton resident and a longtime union employee; working as a glass installer for commercial buildings. The client was issued a License to Carry Firearms. However, the client attempted to purchase a firearm, but the gun…

ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN VACATES CONVICTION FOR FELONY DRUG OFFENSE AGAINST ASPIRING POLICE OFFICER. Defendant is a 39 year-old man and aspiring police officer. Defendant took the civil service exam to become a police officer and scored very high on the exams. However, Defendant’s ability to become a police officer…

ATTORNEY GERALD J. NOONAN SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS MILITARY VETERAN CHARGED WITH DRUG POSSESSION. Police were conducting surveillance and their attention was drawn to a vehicle parked in a parking lot. Officers observed two males in the vehicle looking down and manipulating something. Officers approached the vehicle and observed the Defendant cutting…

CLIENT WAS INVESTIGATED FOR MANSLAUGHTER FOR ALLEGEDLY SUPPLYING HEROIN TO A ROOMMATE WHO DIED OF A DRUG OVERDOSE. CLIENT CONTACTED THE NOONAN LAW OFFICES AND NO CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE FILED. The client resided in a hotel room with a roommate. The client discovered that his roommate was unconscious and unresponsive….