Massachusetts Malicious Destruction of Property Laws

To prove that a defendant is guilty of malicious destruction of property, the prosecution needs to prove several things.  In a malicious destruction of property case, the prosecution needs to prove that the defendant destroyed person property, dwelling house or building of another willfully and maliciously.

Massachusetts Malicious Destruction of Property Penalties

If a defendant is convicted of malicious destruction of property, the defendant can be sentenced to up to 10 years in state prison.  The defendant could also face a fine up to $3,000 or 3 times the value of the destroyed property.

Massachusetts Malicious Destruction of Property Defense Attorney

If you are charged with malicious destruction of property, you are facing some serious potential penalties.  Depending on the facts of the malicious destruction, you may be able to negotiate to pay restitution for a better plea bargain.  It is very difficult to try to negotiate with the district attorney’s office by yourself.  Therefore, it is important to have an experienced defense attorney on your side. Attorney Chan will help you aggressively defend your malicious destruction of property case.

Call Attorney Jason Chan today at 508-808-8902 to talk about your malicious destruction case.