‘Not how it’s supposed to work’: Bristol County DA appealing 3 overturned convictions
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said he's concerned a "disturbing" precedent is being set after a Fall River Superior Court judge tossed out a jury's verdict.
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Judge sets aside jury conviction of former police officer accused of child rape
It’s been a legal game of back and forth in the case of former Dartmouth police officer Shawn Souza. In October of 2024, a jury found Souza guilty of multiple counts of rape of a child and ...
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Bristol County DA appeals judge’s call for a new trial in a child rape case
DARTMOUTH, Mass. (WPRI) — In October, former Dartmouth Police Officer Shawn Souza was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for four child rape convictions. But he was released months later ...
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DA to appeal after judge overturns former Dartmouth police officer’s conviction on child rape charges
Shawn Souza was convicted in October of two counts of aggravated rape of a child, one count of rape of a child by force, and one count of indecent assault and battery of a person 14 or older.
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Conviction set aside in former Dartmouth police officer's child rape case
Shawn Souza, a former police officer in Dartmouth, was convicted in September 2024 by a jury on two counts of aggravated rape of a child, one count of rape of a child by force and one count of ...