Charge: OUI Drugs & OUI 3rd offense.
Result: OUI Drugs – Dismissed;
OUI 3rd offense reduced to a 2nd Offense.
This client was stopped for speeding by a Massachusetts State Trooper. After approaching this client the trooper observed an odor of alcohol, red/glassy/bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. The trooper was concerned for his safety and asked the client to exit the motor vehicle. Based upon what the trooper called “erratic behavior” the client was placed under arrest for Operating Under the Influence of Drugs and Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol.
At the State Police Barracks, the police called in a “Drug Recognition Expert” from Rowley Police Department to perform an examination to determine what drug the client had consumed. After the examination the officer determined that the client was under the influence of a drug. However, upon examination of a urine sample, there were no drugs in the client’s system.
As a result, the government moved to dismiss the OUI Drugs charge. Given the state of the client’s OUI Case, the government offered a reduced plea offer to a 2nd offense. The client was a father and a business owner and this plea deal guaranteed that he would not go to jail and lose everything he has worked for.
A 3rd offense OUI carries with it a minimum mandatory 150 days in jail and the client could not refuse to take the deal even though the Registry of Motor Vehicles took his license for 8 years.
ESSEX COUNTY DRUNK DRIVING DEFENSE LAWYER
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