Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

Not with the person you were ordered not to contact. A no contact order is a condition of bail. If you contact the person you were ordered not to contact the judge can readdress the issue of your recognisance and/or bail.

In general, if you are charged with a crime the ONLY person you should discuss your case with is your attorney.

Given the broad way in which you have posed the question, the broad answer is yes, you can. However, if you are the person against whom the no contact order was issued, you cannot contact the person whom the no contact order protects. IN that regard, "no contact" also means "no discussion." Therefore, assuming you are the person against whom the no contact order was issued, you can discuss the case with anyone except the person the order protects.

The advice you received from Attorney Coughlin is safe and accurate. You cannot discuss ANYTHING with a person who the court ordered you to have no contact with. They did not tell you to not contact for a particular reason. The Order is a NO CONTACT order. It is as clear as it gets. If you want to discuss this with your attorney that is fine. I would strongly advise that you 1) Hire an attorney, if you haven't already; and 2) always discuss this type of thing with your attorney and no one else, since no one else is legally charged with advocating for your best interest, no one else's communications with you are protected from subpeona, and no one else is likel;y to have anything but ancedotale information to give you (me and my Aunt Susie both think...).

The advice you received from Attorney Coughlin is safe and accurate. You cannot discuss ANYTHING with a person who the court ordered you to have no contact with. They did not tell you to not contact for a particular reason. The Order is a NO CONTACT order. It is as clear as it gets. If you want to discuss this with your attorney that is fine. I would strongly advise that you 1) Hire an attorney, if you haven't already; and 2) always discuss this type of thing with your attorney and no one else, since no one else is legally charged with advocating for your best interest, no one else's communications with you are priviliged and protected from subpeona and no one else is likely to provide you with accurate information.

Call me with any questions at 978-749-3606.