Rhode Island Criminal Defense Attorney Michael J. Zarrella announces that he has started 2013 with a NOT GUILTY Verdict on behalf of a client facing 2nd degree child molestation. The three day trial began on January 8, 2013 in Providence Superior Court and on Friday January 11, 2013 the twelve ...
The Law Offices of Michael J. Zarrella is proud to announce Attorney Zarrella's third not-guilty jury verdict of 2012. November 7, 2012 Attorney Michael Zarrella announces a NOT GUILTY verdict secured on behalf of a client facing breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny and felony co...
Attorney Michael Zarrella Announces a NOT GUILTY Verdict Secured on Behalf of a Client Facing Felony Larceny and Domestic Violence Charges Attorney Michael Zarrella announces a NOT GUILTY verdict secured on behalf of a client facing felony larceny, domestic assault and battery, and domestic dis...
Charge: First Degree Robbery Washington County, Superior Court Charlestown police were dispatched to a liquor store where an alleged robbery had just taken place outside of the store. The police officers responded to the scene and the surrounding area to look for a vehicle fleeing from the scen...
In Rhode Island, a breath test is most often the means of determining a driver's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in a DUI/Drunk Driving case. Under Rhode Island law, a driver who fails a breathalyzer test by having a reading of .08% or greater will almost certainly be charged with drunk driv...
As a DUI defense lawyer, one of the most common questions I receive is "If I get pulled over for DUI should I refuse the breathalyzer test?". The common thought is that if you are stopped for a DUI, do not take the breathalyzer test and the State will have a much more difficult job in convicting ...
Confessions are the most incriminating and persuasive evidence of guilt that the state can bring against a defendant. Recent studies by Project Innocence show that in about 25% of DNA exoneration cases, innocent defendants made incriminating statements, delivered outright confessions or pled guil...
There is an old adage that a person who represents himself has a fool for a client. What is not contained in the following press release by RI.gov regarding the recent trial, conviction and sentencing of a Massachusetts man on federal firearm charges is that the defendant represented himself on ...
Michael Zarrella is one of Rhode Island's top DUI attorneys. If you have been charged with a DUI or any criminal matter, contact him today.