Questions & Answers

Additional Information: Just to be prepared, If I\’m stopped by the police or MA state trooper and he asks me if I\’ve been drinking, what should I say?  I think I should decline taking a breathalyzer, is that right? ATTORNEY ANSWER: If stopped by a police officer and asked whether or not you have been […]

Additional Information: Over the weekend, my girlfriend was arrested by the Easton police for driving under the influence.  She had one glass of wine at dinner and is going to fight the case.  Will she or I have to testify at trial? ATTORNEY ANSWER: There is no requirement for you or your girlfriend to testify. 

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

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. 

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

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

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.

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

Additional Information: I am embarrassed by the situation.  Is my name going to be in the paper and is there anything I do about it? ATTORNEY ANSWER: Your name will usually end up in the local newspaper as they keep track of the police logs/arrests and court arraignments.  There is nothing that can be done

ATTORNEY ANSWER: Usually the government will prove that you were drunk driving through your driving behavior, performance on the so called “field sobriety tests” and a breath test if you submitted to one.  Often times the driving behavior is minor and the performance on the field tests are decent when viewed by an unbiased person,