Legal Question in Criminal Law in Massachusetts

larsony charge
My 13 yo son was accused of stealing a wallet with $600 from a neighbors house. The wife of the owner of the wallet searched my son and his property in front of his entire swim team and found nothing. The owner of the wallet admits to searching the locker room, his house and both cars but did not find the wallet. My son and the son of the owner of the wallet , walked from the car and into the locker room together to change for swim practice and then to the pool deck together on the day of the incident. The owner of the wallet searched the car on the day of the incident but on another day states he found the wallet in the car but cash was missing. This is a car that he admitted to searching throughout the entire car. The wife had given my son a ride to swimming practice on that day. My son denies taking the wallet on the day of the incident and still denies. What should I do? He has never been in trouble, I'm afraid if I don't hire a lawyer he may be charged even if he is innocent. I can settle out of court but then it will look like he is admitting to the charge. It is my son's word against an adult male. For all we know, he could have bet the money on a football game and can't tell his wife or never even had $600.

Asked on 4/22/09, 12:00 am

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Joseph Murray Joseph M. Murray, Esq.

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Retain an attorney for your son as the attorney can request that your son have a show cause hearing before a clerk magistrate before any complaint for which your neighbors apply issues and perhaps convince the clerk that there is not sufficient probable cause to issue a complaint. Good Luck!

Answered on 4/22/09, 10:36 am

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