WORCESTER Leo F. Bartolini Jr., the former Southboro Zoning Board of Appeals chairman accused of impropriety by residents suing over a controversial development, will not be required to testify at the trial, a judge has ruled.
Worcester Superior Court Judge William J. Ritter, who is conducting the bench trial, issued an order March 5 approving a motion Bartolini filed seeking to quash his testimony for medical reasons.
A lawyer for Bartolini had argued last week the man is suffering “memory issues” from a condition he did not specify publicly. Lawyers for a group of town residents suing over a controversial affordable housing project had argued the records, which they were allowed to view, did not support the claim and were suspect given earlier rulings requiring Bartolini to testify.
Hampig Sassounian
The Los Angeles County Superior Court on Wednesday reversed a decision by Governor Gavin Newson who rejected the parole eligibility and application of Hampig Sassounian, court documents obtained by Asbarez show.
Despite a recommendation in December 2019 by the Board of Parole in favor of Sassounian’s suitability, Newsom, last May, rejected that decision and denied his parole, saying in a lengthy decision that while he acknowledged the steps Sassounian had taken over decades to rehabilitate himself, he did not believe Sassounian to be fit for release.
“I commend Mr. Sassounian for his rehabilitative efforts in prison, but I find they are outweighed by negative factors that show he remains unsuitable for parole at this time,” said Newsom in his letter obtained by Asbarez at the time. “I believe that Mr. Sassounian has not yet demonstrated that he has developed and sustained the necessary insight and skills for a sufficiently long period.”
“I commend Mr. Sassounian for his rehabilitative efforts in prison, but I find they are outweighed by negative factors that show he remains unsuitable for parole at this time .
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N.J. man surrenders to Fla. authorities after warrant issued for fatal stabbing charges
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
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A New Jersey man charged with stabbing his neighbor to death last year has surrendered to Florida authorities after his pre-trial release was revoked earlier this week.
Zachary T. Latham, 18, of Vineland, was charged with aggravated manslaughter in the May 4 killing of 51-year-old William T. Durham Sr., a state corrections officer, following a long-running feud.
A New Jersey Superior Court judge revoked Latham’s pre-trial release and issued a bench warrant for his arrest Tuesday, citing multiple violations of release orders.
Latham was booked into jail in Collier County, Florida, on Thursday on that warrant.