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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Natick Murder Conviction Upheld

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the conviction of Dwayne Taylor, who in serving a life sentence for the 2004 murder of David Fleet, and declined to order a new trial or reduce the murder conviction to a lesser degree of guilt.

  The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld Dwayne Taylor's first degree murder conviction stemming from a 2004 shooting when they denied all four issues he raised on appeal yesterday. "We are pleased the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today has upheld the conviction of Dwayne Taylor for the murder of David Fleet," Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone said. "Following a dispute at a party, this defendant became enraged and fatally shot the victim in the chest. I applaud the dedication and hard work of our trial and appellate teams, the Massachusetts State Police and the Natick Police on this case. Our thoughts remain with the family of the victim, who has lived through a long and difficult legal process to attain …

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Plymouth South Appeals Natick Playoff Win

The Red Hawks will move on to the Super Bowl after the MIAA denied Plymouth South's appeal.

Plymouth South lost an appeal to dispute their loss to the Natick Red Hawks citing the use of an illegal ball during Natick's 38-33 victory Saturday night, CBS news reports.  The football used by Natick for parts of the game was one not approved by the MIAA, and resulted in a penalty for the Red Hawks during the game.  "Before Tuesday night’s game, Natick asked for, and received, permission from game officials to use a different ball. The error was caught with about four minutes left in the game, and Natick was assessed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty," the article said.   Natick will move on to the Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium on Saturday. 

d Ledge

8:46 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012

If the situation were reversed and Plymouth South won under the same circumstances Natick used to win, I wonder what "Natick" would be saying? dLedge   more ›

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