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District Court Report

Key to Abbreviations

HIF=head injury assessment fee
OUI-liquor or .08%=operating motor
vehicle w/percentage, by weight, of alcohol in blood of .08 or greater or whileunder the influence of intoxicating liquor
PSF=monthly probation supervision fee
VDD=victims of drunk driving trust fund fee
VW=victim witness assessment fee

Posted March 8, 2007

February 20, 2007

James A. Chaplin, assault and battery and aggravated assault and battery: continued to pretrial conference.

February 15, 2007

Matthew J. Higgins, sex offender failure to register: continued without finding for two years, must have no contact with victim and maintain proper sex offender registration.

February 22, 2007

Michael R. Baker, violation of abuse prevention order: continued to pretrial conference.

February 26, 2007

Sueli Alves Dasilva, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

David J. Sylvia, number plate violation and operating a motor vehicle with suspended license: continued to pretrial conference.

March 1, 2007

Alexandro P. Braz, number plate violation: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

Carlos C. Bricoli, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; speeding: responsible, must pay $310 fine.

Everton B. Cardoso, no inspection/sticker: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; speeding: responsible, must pay $160 fine.

Cristiana Ramos Demelo, marked lanes violation: responsible, must pay $100 fine; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

William Donohue, larceny over $250: to be dismissed upon payment of restitution.

Lomanto S. Dutra, registration sticker missing: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

Humberto S. Landim, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle and unregistered motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

Marciano Delima, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; marked lanes violation: responsible, must pay $100 fine.

Lucelena A. Pereira, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle and negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

Tafari J. Pottinger, larceny from person and larceny under $250: continued to pretrial conference.

Ramsey D. Prata, motor vehicle lights violation: not responsible; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

Thiago Desouza Silva, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle and negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

Vagson Pires Silva, failure to yield at intersection: responsible, must pay $100 fine; unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service.

Silveleno G. Miranda, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle: to be dismissed upon payment of $100 court costs and completion of eight hours of community service; speeding: responsible, must pay $120 fine.

March 2, 2007

William L. Codding, disorderly conduct: continued to pretrial conference.

Jaime L. Conroy, OUI-liquor or .08%, marked lanes violation, motor vehicle lights violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, resisting arrest: continued to pretrial conference.

Dennis M. Rebello, marked lanes violation, negligent operation of motor vehicle, OUI-liquor or .08%: continued to pretrial conference.

March 5, 2007

Nilson Deoliveira, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle and speeding in violation of special regulation: continued to pretrial conference.

Max Ellis, possession of liquor by person under 21: continued to pretrial conference.

William Casey Elliston, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense, no inspection/ sticker, failure to wear seat belt, speeding in violation of special regulation: continued to pretrial conference.

Jose Pichara Silva, operating motor vehicle with suspended license, motor vehicle lights violation, speeding: continued to pretrial conference.

David M. Viera, assault and battery, resisting arrest, assault and battery on a police officer, intimation of witness: continued to pretrial conference.

Brandon D. Dailey, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense and negligent operation of motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

Emery E. Johnson, forge/misuse of Registry of Motor Vehicle document, no inspection/sticker: continued to pretrial conference.

Nathaniel Kistler, operating motor vehicle with suspended license: guilty-ten days in the house of correction concurrent with other charges.

Nathaniel Kistler, negligent operation of motor vehicle: guilty-six months in house of correction; operating motor vehicle with suspended license: guilty-ten days in house of correction concurrent with court one; passing violation: responsible, filed; leaving the scene of property damage: guilty, six months in house of correction concurrent with count one.

Joseph L. Norris, number plate violation to conceal identity: continued without finding for one year, must pay $100 court costs and $21 PSF; uninsured motor vehicle: continued without finding for one year; unregistered motor vehicle: not responsible

Joseph L. Norris, abandon motor vehicle: continued to pretrial conference.

David H. Tucker, OUI-liquor or .08%, 2nd offense amended to 1st offense on 5/5/2007: guilty, one year probation, must attend driver alcohol education program and pay program fee, $250 state fee, 45-day loss of license, must pay $250 HIF, $50 VDD, $50 VW, and $65 PSF.


When information on arraignments and dispositions on a given date are unavailable as of press time, that information is presented in a future issue.