TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) — Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell’s lawyer has asked a judge to dismiss the assault charges lodged against her earlier this year.
James McMahon, who’s representing O’Connell, wrote in his request that her husband refuses to testify against her because the two have personally and legally reconciled.
“The husband will exercise his marital privledge, and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination,” McMahon explained in his motion to dismiss…