A man accused of killing someone in Mattapan this weekend had criminal charges dropped less than a month earlier amid the public defender work stoppage.Javonte Robinson, 29, had criminal charges dropped in a previous case, less than one month before the stabbing. Court records indicate he was facing weapons and drug charges, which were dismissed when an attorney could not be found after 45 days. That case was dropped amid a work stoppage involving bar advocates — private attorneys who normally defend suspects who can’t afford an attorney. They stopped accepting new cases in May to try and force the state to pay them more.Robinson was among the 145 people whose charges were dismissed in one day of court proceedings. today, Boston police said Robinson stabbed a man Saturday night at 30 Fremont St. in Mattapan. Arriving officers found the victim, who was taken to the hospital but did not survive. Robinson was arrested just after 3 p.m. on Sunday in the area of 247 Neponset Valley Parkway in Hyde Park, police said.
A man accused of killing someone in Mattapan this weekend had criminal charges dropped less than a month earlier amid the public defender work stoppage.
Javonte Robinson, 29, had criminal charges dropped in a previous case, less than one month before the stabbing. Court records indicate he was facing weapons and drug charges, which were dismissed when an attorney could not be found after 45 days.
That case was dropped amid a work stoppage involving bar advocates — private attorneys who normally defend suspects who can’t afford an attorney. They stopped accepting new cases in May to try and force the state to pay them more.
Robinson was among the 145 people whose charges were dismissed in one day of court proceedings.
today, Boston police said Robinson stabbed a man Saturday night at 30 Fremont St. in Mattapan. Arriving officers found the victim, who was taken to the hospital but did not survive.
Robinson was arrested just after 3 p.m. on Sunday in the area of 247 Neponset Valley Parkway in Hyde Park, police said.
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