‘Tested’ Cranston officer performed well – Providence Journal
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Campus Misconduct. Not Responsible.
Campus Misconduct. Not Responsible.
Almost a year ago, a local college student falsely reported that several years earlier her college pal sexually assaulted her. She couldn’t identify the date or time or even the location of the alleged event but she was sure that he assaulted her and she ... Read more
John R. Grasso Listed Top 5% – 2018 Rhode Island Super Lawyers List
John R. Grasso is honored to be included in the Rhode Island Super Lawyers List for 2018, which will be publicized in the New England Super Lawyers Magazine, Rhode Island Monthly, as well as the official SuperLawyers website.
Only a select few are chosen, specifically lawy... Read more
RESULT: Trespassing Neighbor
“Trespassing Neighbor. Our client and her family have occupied the family home that her father built for her with his own hands decades ago. A dispute with her neighbor caused the neighbor to willfully trespass on the client’s private property several times each day for years. After asking... Read more
RESULT: Motion to Suppress Granted
When police stopped our client for operating his motor vehicle too close to the vehicle behind him, they pulled him over and searched his automobile. After an evidentiary hearing on our motion to suppress, the court held that there was no objective evidence that our client consented to the search ... Read more
Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor?
Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) is one of the most targeted activities by federal and state law enforcement agencies today.
If you’ve been accused of making online communication with a child/decoy, you may be prosecuted even if you never followed through with contact with the minor. Merel... Read more
RESULT: Not Guilty – Campus Sex Misconduct
Local university charged our client with various violations of the student code of conduct including sexual assault.
We thoroughly examined the evidence including police reports and a variety of social media communications, subpoenaed records from state agencies that weren’t provided as part of... Read more
Dismissed: Domestic Restraining Order / Protection From Abuse Order
Stalking?
Our client was violently assaulted by his then boyfriend leaving him with a serious laceration requiring emergency surgery. A month later, his assailant again turned on him by asking the court to give him a domestic restraining order falsely alleging that our client was stalking him.... Read more
RESULT: Student Sexual/Gender-Based Misconduct
“Student Sexual/Gender-Based Misconduct. Local university student was accused by a classmate of sexual assault. He was immediately separated from campus and his regular studies, subjected to police interrogation and investigation, forced to defend himself as a respondent in a student conduct d... Read more
DUI Trial: Jury Found Client Not Guilty
“479 days after his arrest by Mansfield Police and charged with operating under the influence and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, our client was finally exonerated. It was a very long road but his commitment to his innocence paid off when today’s Massachusetts jury found him not guilty o... Read more
