Listserves
CPCSDistrict-SuperiorCourtCounsel-subscribe@yahoogroups.com This listserve is an invitation only egroup for current CPCS District and Superior Court Assigned Counsel. Members of law enforcement, prosecutor's offices, and non-CPCS attorneys are not eligible for membership in this egroup.
CPCSMurderList-subscribe@yahoogroups.com This listserve is for public defenders and court appointed counsel who defend citizens charged with various degrees of homicide. Members of law enforcement, prosecutor's offices, and non-CPCS attorneys are not eligible for membership in this egroup.
Forensics Discussion Group FORENS-L@ACC.FAU.EDU To subscribe send a message to FORENS-REQUEST@ACC.FAU.EDU and type "Subscribe FORENS-L your name" in the message box. Leave subject box empty.
JUSTINFO: An electronic newsletter service sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. Published the 1st and 15th of each month, it "provides the latest criminal justice news, information, services, and publications. To subscribe, send the following message to <listproc@ncjrs.org>: subscribe justinfo firstname lastname
JuvenileDefenseNetwork-subscribe@yahoogroups.com This listserv is for CPCS attorneys representing juveniles in delinquency and youthful offender cases. The goal is to share ideas, concerns, advice, etc. about practice issues. Members of law enforcement, prosecutor's offices, and non-CPCS attorneys are not eligible for membership in this egroup.
Masscriminalappeals-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Listserve for criminal defense attorneys in Massachusetts specializing in appeals and post-conviction practice.
SDPcounsel-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Massachusetts defense attorneys in "sexually dangerous person" and registry proceedings are invited to join the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services Mental Health Litigation Unit's SDP/SORB egroup.
Maps
Boston BRA You can get neighborhood maps. Most cities should have something similar. http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/bra/maps/maps.asp
Google Earth Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. This can also give you measurements from one place to another. http://earth.google.com/
GPS Visualizer http://gpsvisualizer.com/calculators Calculate the distance between two addresses This calculator will find the straight-line distance between two locations of any kind: street addresses, city names, ZIP codes, etc. You can superimpose the results on a variety of maps and sat photos.Another good site is: <http://grapevine.abe.msstate.edu/~fto/calculator/converte.html>
Maporama http://maporama.com
Mapquest http://www.mapquest.com/ Find a place; driving directions; Plan a trip.
Microsoft Virtual Earth Amazing 2D - 3D Aerial Map Views Aerial Views of Cities and Streets Amazing 2D - 3D Aerial Map Views Aerial Views of Cities and Streets http://maps.live.com/
My Neighborhood My Neighborhood Just enter your property address to get detailed information about your community such as the nearest library or community center.
http://www.cityofboston.gov/residents/neighborhoods.asp Most cities will have something similar to this. Could be useful for voir dire.
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
CPCS, Bar Advocates & Other Legal Organizations
CPCS home page http://www.mass.gov/cpcs/links/index.htm
Barnstable Bar Advocates, Inc. barnstableba@publiccounsel.net
Berkshire County Bar Advocates, Inc. berkshireba@publiccounsel.net
Bristol County Bar Advocates, Inc. bristolba@publiccounsel.net
Essex County Bar Assoc. Advocates, Inc. ecbaa@aol.com
Franklin County Bar Assoc. Advocates, Inc. franklinba@publiccounsel.net
Hampden County Bar Advocates, Inc. hampdenba@publiccounsel.net
Hampshire County Bar Advocates, Inc. hampshireba@gis.net
Middlesex Defense Attorneys, Inc. jstone@mdalaw.org
Norfolk County Bar Advocates, Inc. norfolkba@publiccounsel.net
Pilgrim (Plymouth) Bar Advocates, Inc. pilgrimadv@publiccounsel.net
Suffolk Lawyers for Justice, Inc. mchamblee@sljinc.org
Bar Advocates of Worcester County, Inc. worcesterba@publiccounsel.net
MACDL The Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers web site. It has the members directory and some legal briefs in it. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MASSACDL Mass. Legal Services http://www.neighborhoodlaw.org / with locations and phone numbers
Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services, Inc. MCLS http://www.mcls.net
Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) http://www.gbls.org/directions.htm
Youth Advocacy Project [YAP] A must resource if you are representing any juvenile. http:// www.youthadvocacyproject.org
NACDL’s site with much of the articles from THE CHAMPION online. It also has a very helpful chat room. Members are very generous with information and sample memos, etc. www.criminaljustice.org Federal Defenders Mass. And NH. http://www.bostondefender.org/
Federal Defender Offices throughout the country contact information http://www.fd.org/
Public Defender Offices by State http://www.pubdef.cgov.com/linkpdoc.htm#fed and http://www.pdinvestigator.net/link_pages_004.html
Kentucky’s Public Defender home page with it’s publication: The Advocate. This is a searchable resource. http://dpa.ky.gov/publications.php or http://dpa.ky.gov/default.php
Michigan State Appellate Defender Organization newsletter. http://www.sado.org/ NY’s NACDL site that I think has replaced Reddy’s site. Lots of links to everywhere. http://www.nysacdl.org/index.html
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
Bar Associations
Boston Bar Association http://www.bostonbar.org/ Mass. Bar Association http://www.massbar.org/
Asian-American Lawyers Assn. of Mass http://www.aalam.org
Essex County Bar Assn. http:// www.essexcountybar.org
Mass. Assn. of Hispanic Attorneys http://www.mahaweb.org
Mass. Assn. of Women Lawyers http://www.mawl.org
Mass. Lesbian and Gay Bar Assn. http://www.mlgba.org
Middlesex County Bar Assn. http://www.middlesexbar.org
Bar Assn. of Norfolk County http://www.norfolkbarassn.org
Plymouth County Bar Assn http://www.plymouthcountybar.com
Women’s Bar Assn. http://www.womensbar.org
Worcester County Bar Assn. http://www.worcestercountybar.org Board of Bar Overseers http://www.state.ma.us/obcbbo/ A quick way to get addresses and phone numbers. Lawyer Referral Service, a public service of the Boston Bar since 1951. It is the only ABA-approved referral service in Massachusetts, offers reduced fee attorneys to those who qualify, and guarantees that an initial 1/2 hour consultation with an attorney will be $25 or less. http://www.bostonbar.org/lrs.
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES Constitution, Court Opinions, Laws, And Regulations
CPCS Training Bulletins PDF http://www.mass.gov/cpcs/training/index.htm
Mass. Constitution and Declaration of Rights. http://www.mass.gov/legis/const.htm
Mass CORI Reader How to understand probation records and rights http://www.masslegalservices.org/docs/3d_Ed-2d_Rev.pdf
Mass. Daily Slip Opinions from all Mass. Courts, including Superior Court, are now available through the Lawyers Weekly Archives! http://www.masslaw.com/
Mass. General Laws http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/index.htm
Mass. Law Libraries Online Lists all texts and periodicals as well as locations, etc. http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/ Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly http://www.masslawyersweekly.com/masjc.cfm
Preliminary Draft of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence which is also available on the Massachusetts Court System web site at: http://www.mass.gov/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/supremejudicialcourt/guidetoevidence.pdf
Mass. SJC Reporter http://massreports.com/ slip opinions, docket entries, calendar, webcasts of oral arguments at http://www.ma-appellatecourts.org/display_calendar.php?dtp=fc
Mass. Social Law Library or subscribers to the Massachusetts Administrative Law Databases have FREE access to the following searchable databases: Mass. General Laws; Supreme Judicial Court Opinions (1937 to May 14, 1997); Appeals Court Opinions (1972 to May 14, 1997); Superior Court Opinions (November, 1997 to February 20th, 1998). http://www.socialaw.com/
Mass. State Library System. Any state employee can get a library card to the State House library. You can apply on line. With that card, you can get on-line access to their databases: Infotrac, Expanded Academic Index, Boston Globe and other local papers and Expanded Academic Index to track down articles on psychiatric and sociological issues. http://www.state.ma.us/lib/Homepage.htm
Mass. Superior and District Courts Index with address and phone numbers http://www.mass.gov/courts/index.html
Mass Superior Court Dockets http://www.ma-trialcourts.org/tcic/welcome.jsp
Mass. State Library System. Any state employee can get a library card to the State House library. You can apply on line. With that card, you can get on-line access to their databases: Infotrac, Expanded Academic Index, Boston Globe and other local papers and Expanded Academic Index to track down articles on psychiatric and sociological issues. http://www.mass.gov/lib/services/databases.htm
CMR’s: Code of Massachusetts Regulations These regulations deal with proper policies for state agencies: DCF, DOC and can be useful for motion and discovery practice. http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/cmr.html
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
Criminal Records
Mass CORI Reader How to understand probation records and rights http://www.masslegalservices.org/docs/3d_Ed-2d_Rev.pdf
Mass. Law About Criminal Records Great link for anything related to CORI http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/aboutcrimrecord.html
Mass. Statute b http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/gl-6-toc.htm
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
D.A./A.G./U.S.A
Attorney General's http://www.ago.state.ma.us/ Press releases: http://www.ago.state.ma.us/sp.cfm?pageid=961 Bristol County District Attorney’s Web Site http://www.bristolda.com/ Press releases http://www.bristolda.com/doc.ccml?7,0,890317,da890317,,,,press.html
Cape and Islands DA http://www.mass.gov/da/cape/ Press releases http://www.mass.gov/da/cape/pr.htm Essex County DA http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=deashomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Deas Press releases http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=deasgeneric1landing&L=1&L0=Home&f=Home_more&sid=Deas#top Middlesex County District Attorney’s Web Site http://www.middlesexda.com/ with Press releases Norfolk County District Attorney's Office http://www.mass.gov/da/norfolk/ Plymouth County District Attorney's Office Web Site http://www.mass.gov/da/plymouth/ Suffolk County DA's posts their press releases on this site. Funny how they are sorted by defendant’s names. This site also contains phone numbers and locations. http://www.mass.gov/da/suffolk/press_releases.html USA http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ma/ Press releases http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ma/press.html Worchester County District Attorney’s Web Site http://www.worcesterda.com/ Press releases http://www.worcesterda.com/news_publications/press_releases.htm
Prosecutorial Misconduct Massachusetts http://www.publicintegrity.org/pm/states.aspx?act=list&st=MA
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
Ethics
Board of Bar Overseers opinions and frequently asked questions http://www.mass.gov/obcbbo/articles.htm
Boston Bar Association http://www.bostonbar.org/sc/ethics/index.htm Mass. Ethics Rules and Opinions http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/massachusetts.html Rules of Professional Conduct The Canons of Ethics and Disciplinary Rules in PDF. http://www.mass.gov/obcbbo/rpcnet.htm
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES Guidelines/Rules
Domestic Violence Guidelines http://www.mass.gov/courts/formsandguidelines/domestic/dvtoc.html
Mass. Sentencing Guidelines http://www.mass.gov/courts/formsandguidelines/sentencing/intro.html
Probation Violation Rules District Court http://www.mass.gov/cpcs/training/ProbatonViolation.htm
Public’s Access Guidelines to Judicial Proceedings and Records http://www.state.ma.us/courts/courtsandjudges/courts/supremejudicialcourt/pubaccesstoc.html
Rules of Criminal Procedure http://www.massreports.com/courtrules/criminal.htm
Rules of Criminal Procedure Amendments with Reporter’s Notes http://www.publiccounsel.net/Training/pdfs/amendedrulesofcrimprocedure.pdf
SJC Standards on Drug Abuse Can be useful for disposition http://www.mass.gov/courts/formsandguidelines/substance1.html
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
Hospitals
Hospital Locator This lists every hospital in Massachusetts and then when you go the home page every hospital in the USA. http://www.piam.com/News_and_Information/Resources/hospitals.html
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
Libraries
Boston Public Library http://www.bpl.org/
Google Book Search http://books.google.com/
Mass. Library and Information Network Gateway to all library services http://mblc.state.ma.us/index.php or http://www.library.tufts.edu/hsl/subjectGuides/libraries.html
Mass. State Library System. Any state employee can get a library card to the State House library. You can apply on line. With that card, you can get on-line access to their databases: Infotrac, Expanded Academic Index, Boston Globe and other local papers and Expanded Academic Index to track down articles on psychiatric and sociological issues. http://www.mass.gov/lib/services/databases.htm
Worldcat Search for an item in libraries near you http://www.worldcat.org/
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
Medical Libraries
BU Alumni Medical Library http://med-libwww.bu.edu/library/home.html
Cornell Medical Library http://neocortex.med.cornell.edu/VL-Physio/ http://physiology.med.cornell.edu/WWWVL/PhysioWeb.html
Doctor’s Guide to the Internet http://www.docguide.com Big Site with lots of medical info and journals
Harvard Medical http://hms.harvard.edu/hms/home.asp or http://www.countway.med.harvard.edu/index.shtml
Get A Document The Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries can provide you with documents from any source in our collection, within the limits of the copyright notice below. You need to have a citation, such as 450 Mass. 1, 32 BU Law Review 15, 130 CMR 50.02, in order for us to complete your request. http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/docdelivery.html
MGH Treadwell Medical Library with Ovid Medline and full text journals available to all and no password required. http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/library/library.htm or http://massgeneral.org/library/default.asp
Tufts Medical http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/
U Mass Medical Library http://library.umassmed.edu/index.cfm
Worldcat Search for an item in libraries near you http://www.worldcat.org/
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
Police and Public Safety
Address of Every Police Department in the Commonwealth http://www.masshome.com/police.html or every town and city, or http://www.massdre.org/mapdlnks.htm Every Mass. Online Police Department including housing authorities and universities http://www.officer.com/links/Agency_Search/United_States/Massachusetts/
Bad Cop News Updates on when Massachiusetts law enforcement break the law http://www.badcopnews.com/category/massachusetts/
Boston Police http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/police/
Boston Police Academy http://www.bostonpoliceacademy.com/
Boston Police Crime Lab http://www.cityofboston.gov/police/divisions/lab.asp
Brockton Police home page! http://www.brocktonpolice.com/
Cambridge Police site http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/~CPD/
Criminal Justice Training Council http://www.state.ma.us/cjtc/ or http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsagencylanding&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Municipal+Police+Training+Committee+(MPTC)&sid=Eeops Department of Corrections Home Page http://www.state.ma.us/doc/default.htm or http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsagencylanding&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Massachusetts+Department+of+Correction&sid=Eeops Massachusetts Law Enforcement network with many links if you’re interested. http://www.mass-net.org/ Medical Examiner http://www.state.ma.us/eops/cme.htm The older cached pages of the ME site has a lot of information that was removed in 1999. Use the Wayback machine http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www1.shore.net/~ocmema/ Parole Board http://www.state.ma.us/eops/parole.htm or http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsagencylanding&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Massachusetts+Parole+Board&sid=Eeops Public Safety And Justice Page that has the links to all the governmental agencies that deal with crime issues: from the Board of Bar Examiners, to the District Attorney Agencies to Mental Health to the Registry of Motor Vehicles and yes, Sex Offenders, etc. You get the picture. http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopshomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eeops
Springfield Police [Nice Home Page!] http://www.spfldpd.org /
State Police Home Page http://www.state.ma.us/msp/ or http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsagencylanding&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Massachusetts+State+Police&sid=Eeops
State Police Association Homepage http://www.masstroopers.org/
State Police Crime Lab Home Page http://www.state.ma.us/msp/unitpage/crimelab/index.htm or http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopssubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Criminal+Investigations&L3=State+Police+Crime+Lab&sid=Eeops Worcester Police http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/police/
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
Public Records
Mass. Searchable Public Record Databases including: licensing and on line cities and towns. http://www.searchsystems.net/list.php?nid=30 by city and town
Public Records Law http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preidx.htm Lets you know what is a public record from accident reports to internal affairs.
Vital Records “This page contains information about where to obtain copies of Massachusetts vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees. See the guidelines for information on how to order vital records. Check the related links for additional information on Massachusetts and ordering vital records. http://vitalrec.com/ma.html
MASSACHUSETTS WEB SITES
State Home Page and State Agencies
CPCS Home Page http://www.state.ma.us/cpcs
Massachusetts State Home Page: Guide to Departments and Agencies "This page lists branches of government, Constitutional offices, and the departments under them, and provides links to those with websites. We also provide links to other sources of information about local, state, and federal government." http://www.state.ma.us/massgov.htm or http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=mg2topic&L=3&L0=Home&L1=State+Government&L2=Branches+%26+Departments&sid=massgov2 Department of Public Health http://www.state.ma.us/dph/dphhome.htm
DCF offices http://www.mass.gov/dss or http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2agencylanding&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Departments+and+Divisions&L3=Department+of+Social+Services&sid=Eeohhs2 Doctors: Board of Registration http://profiles.massmedboard.org/MA-Physician-Profile-Find-Doctor.asp
Government Gateway to Massachusetts http://www.capitolimpact.com/gw/statepage.asp?state=ma&stname=Massachusett&stfips=25 Licensing agencies for everyone from social workers to psychologists, social workers http://www.state.ma.us/reg/ or http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ocaagencylanding&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Our+Agencies+and+Divisions&L3=Division+of+Professional+Licensure&sid=Eoca Licenses for all others, from Taxis to barbers to EMT's to electrologists http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ocahomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eoca
Nurses Board of Registration http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2subtopic&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Provider&L2=Certification%2c+Licensure%2c+and+Registration&L3=Occupational+and+Professional&L4=Nursing&sid=Eeohhs2
Sex Offender Registry Board. http://www.state.ma.us/sorb or http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsagencylanding&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Public+Safety+Agencies&L2=Sex+Offender+Registry+Board+(SORB)&sid=Eeops
Medical Examiner/Pathology
Arson: Dead or Alive? The key questions to be resolved are: Was the victim alive or dead at the time the fire started? Is the cause of death fire related? If so, is the cause of death smoke inhalation, burns, or heat shock? If not, what is the cause o: f death? See this for a discussion of these issues. http://www.dundee.ac.uk/forensicmedicine/llb/fires.htm
Autopsy Diagrams from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology http://www.afip.org/Departments/oafme/diagrams.html
Autopsy Step by Step description http://www.pathguy.com/autopsy.htm
Autopsy: How Stuff Works This has a step by step illustrated walk through of an autopsy http://health.howstuffworks.com/autopsy1.htm
Autopsy: Not available in stores Graphic photos and videos http://www.autopsyvideo.com/
Autopsy: Step by Step Less Graphic http://www.deathonline.net/what_happens/autopsy/autopsy_steps.cfm
Autopsies Yes a Virtual Autopsy! Has Graphic photos http://www.le.ac.uk/pathology/teach/va/titlpag1.html
Autopsies Screenwriter’s guide http://faqs.org/faqs/pathology/autopsy-screenwriters-guide/
Autopsies Independent: When you really need a second opinion. http://www.1800autopsy.com/home.html?Id=216
Bruises: How old or new are they? The old way of dating bruises by color has been shown to be less than accurate. http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/medizin_gesundheit/bericht-35752.html Bruises: DOJ Age Dating Chart http://www.ncjrs.org/html/ojjdp/portable_guides/abuse/bruises.html
Bruises Dating of in Children: An Assessment of Physician Accuracy http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/112/4/804
Bugs, Bodies, and Crime Scene Investigation Forensic entomology is the study of insects associated with a body after death, mainly to determine time since death. Graphic Photos http://www.tolweb.org/treehouses/?treehouse_id=4197
Crime Library This site walks you through a scene with the medical examiner to the crime lab and describes verbally and visually various forensic techniques like casting a shoe print http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/forensicfiles/techniques/index.html
Dead Body Checklist! Describing the types of evidence that should be looked for. http://www.crime-scene-investigator.net/deadbodyevidence.html
Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator. This takes you to a PDF link to the DOJ Guidelines http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/167568.pdf
Drowning - how to determine, types of tests. http://www.dundee.ac.uk/forensicmedicine/llb/water.htm
Firearm Tutorial patterns of tissue injury to GSR http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/GUNS/GUNINTRO.html
Forensic Anthropology Identification of skeletal, badly decomposed, or otherwise unidentified human remains Kathy Reichs MD site http://www.kathyreichs.com/forensics.htm
Forensic Entomology “Some of the contents on this page may disturb you. It is more likely, however, that you will look upon death with new insight. http://www.kathyreichs.com/entomology.htm
Gray’s Anatomy online: OK – so you don’t know what a sphenoid sinus is. Now you do! http://www.bartleby.com/107/
Gunshot Wounds: A Summary: done by anthropologist Ann Ross describing different wounds with photos, etc. http://www.soton.ac.uk/~jb3/bullet/gsw.html
HBO Autopsy with Michael Baden, MD Why are organs weighed at an autopsy? And how much do healthy organs weigh? And other facts with video of autopsy http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/
Human Anatomy Online with photos and animations http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Massachusetts Medical Examiner http://www.state.ma.us/eops/cme.htm The older cached pages of the ME site has a lot of information that was removed in 1999. Use the Wayback machine http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www1.shore.net/~ocmema/
Pathology And Forensic Medicine Links http://www.mic.ki.se/Pathol.html