Lawyer W. Michael Ryan. (David Reid photos) Former judge and DA Mike Ryan talks candidly with Northampton Media about his recent trial, the case against him, the favorable jury verdict, lessons learned and what steps he will take to make ensure what happened to him doesn’t happen to anyone again.   NORTHAMPTON – The day [...]

“I see a real danger to freedom when police officers or government agents can stop people on the street and ask them where they’re coming from or going to, and demand to see their papers.” — W. Michael Ryan   NORTHAMPTON — The high-profile trial of W. Michael Ryan, a retired judge and former district [...]

Mike Ryan’s lawyer filed a motion to throw out the case, claiming that a city police detective intimidated a defense witness during a taped interview at police headquarters. The judge dismissed the motion and said the witness can testify. NORTHAMPTON — Lawyer W. Michael Ryan, 64, a retired district court judge and former district attorney, took the [...]

  Judge Charles Hely’s rulings on all three major motions back up city police in the Mike Ryan A&B case; the cruiser arrest video is shown twice in court.    NORTHAMPTON – When the dust settled after last week’s motion hearings in the case of former district attorney Mike Ryan, there was little left for [...]

After complaints, requests and motions are filed in the Mike Ryan A&B case, the Plymouth County judge assigned to the case finally agrees to hold pre-trial motion hearings in open court here tomorrow. NORTHAMPTON – The presiding judge in former DA Mike Ryan’s assault and battery trial is scheduled to rule on several defense motions [...]

  In a batch of new court filings, Mike Ryan’s lawyer claims the arresting office bamboozled the clerk-magistrate into issuing a criminal complaint by withholding key evidence: the cruiser video. NORTHAMPTON – The lawyer for former DA and judge Mike Ryan, who is charged with assault and battery on a police officer, has filed a new [...]