Additional Information: Over the long holiday weekend, I was stopped in a DUI roadblock coming back from Cape Cod. I had a few drinks much earlier in the day. I was arrested for drunk driving. What can I do now to fight it? ATTORNEY ANSWER: Typically, sobriety checkpoint or roadblock cases are easier to defend […]
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Additional Information: The police had me take a breath test which I actually passed, but they arrested me anyway. Can they do that and now what should I do? ATTORNEY ANSWER: If the Breath test was between a .06 – .07, the police can still keep you in custody and charge you with an OUI.
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Charge: Operating under the Influence of Alcohol (2nd Offense) Result: Not Guilty Client was observed by a Brookline police officer travelling without his headlights on and after following for about 3 minutes observed the vehicle pull into a “Bus Only” turn lane and take a right hand turn on a red light where turning on
Commonwealth v. J.B. – Dedham District Court (2011) – Brookline Police OUI DWI Read More »
Charge: Operating under the Influence of Alcohol (2nd Offense) Result: Not Guilty Client was observed by a Massachusetts State trooper operating his motor vehicle without its headlights on. As a result the trooper stopped the client and made inquiry. During initial contact the trooper observed the client to have an odor of alcohol, slurred speech
Commonwealth v. J.P. – Roxbury District Court (2011) – State Police OUI DWI Read More »
Additional Information: I was arrested for drunk driving in Newton MA. If I take the DWI case to trial, isn’t it the cops word against mine? ATTORNEY ANSWER: It is not necessarily the cops word against yours because you do not have to testify or present evidence at all. Often times a good DWI attorney
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Additional Information: I was arrested for drunk driving in Newton MA. If I take the DWI case to trial, isn’t it the cops word against mine? ATTORNEY ANSWER: It is not necessarily the cops word against yours because you do not have to testify or present evidence at all. Often times a good DWI attorney
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Additional Information: I live in Worcester MA and was recently arrested for OUI. If convicted will it affect my right to own a firearm or my right to carry? ATTORNEY ANSWER: Yes. Every applicant must pass a background check and an OUI may be a bar to obtaining a license to own/carry a firearm.
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Charge: Operating under the Influence of Alcohol Result: Dismissed Client was seen standing on a sidewalk next to a restaurant/bar fumbling with her purse and as she crossed the street the officer noted that she had a slight swagger. Based upon these observation he made contact with the client as she entered her motor vehicle.
Commonwealth v. D.G. – Lynn Drunk Driving Charges (2011) – Marblehead Read More »
Charge: Operating under the Influence of Alcohol Result: Not Guilty Client encountered a State Police Sobriety checkpoint and was diverted from the flow of traffic in the “pit” or screening area. A State Trooper conducted a series of Field Sobriety tests, but the only tests that were admitted at the trial were te walk and
Commonwealth v. J.G. – Westboro OUI DWI (2011) – State Police Read More »
Additional Information: In Massachusetts, how would an DUI/DWI/OUI conviction affect me other then the criminal penalties and the license loss? ATTORNEY ANSWER: In Massachusetts, we have a lifetime lookback period. So any further issues with an OUI will result in an enhanced penalty. Further, there may be employment ramifications as far as current or future
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