OUI In Massachusetts Cambridge Lawyers Operating Motor Vehicle Gen. 90 24
OUI In Massachusetts Cambridge Lawyers Operating Motor Vehicle Gen. 90 24
Connor v Sam
Facts:
A jury in the Cambridge District Court (Massachusetts) convicted defendant of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (OUI), and then, in a separate bench trial, a judge found that this was defendant’s fourth OUI offense, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 24(1)(a)(1). Defendant appealed.
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Holdings:
The Massachusetts Court made the following holding:
- That a statute provides for introduction of probation records at trial does not alter the constitutional confrontation analysis.
- Registry of Motor Vehicles records are maintained independent of any prosecutorial purpose and are therefore admissible in evidence as ordinary business records under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 78, as well as pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, § 76.
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OUI Suffolk Massachusetts Lawyer Accident Violation Arrest
OUI Suffolk Massachusetts Lawyer Accident Violation Arrest
Commonwealth v. Jake
Facts:
Defendant appealed an order from the District Court Department (Massachusetts), which granted his motion to suppress statements that he made at the scene of an automobile accident. Defendant had been charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI) or similar offense, in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 24(l)(a)(1).
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Issue:
- Whether officer’s subjective intent to arrest defendant was communicated?
Discussions:
A police officer who responded to a report of an automobile accident observed defendant driving his car at that location. Upon questioning, defendant claimed that he had been at a friend’s house and he had hit a pole. The officer had observed signs of defendant’s intoxication, and he believed he had probable cause to arrest defendant for OUI. He did not communicate this fact to defendant. Defendant performed two field sobriety tests and then refused to perform a third one. Defendant was arrested and charged with OUI or a similar offense. The trial court granted suppression of defendant’s statements made after the officer determined that he had probable cause to arrest defendant, finding that defendant was in de facto custody and no Miranda warnings had been given. On appeal, the court determined that defendant was not “in custody” within the meaning of Miranda and its progeny at the time he made the statements at issue, such that there was no cause for Miranda warnings, and suppression was not warranted. The officer’s subjective intent to arrest defendant was not communicated, and there were no other factors to support a conclusion that defendant was objectively in custody.
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OUI Quincy Massachusetts Lawyer Motor Vehicle Public Way
OUI Quincy Massachusetts Lawyer Motor Vehicle Public Way
Commonwealth v. Jerold K
Facts:
Defendant was operating a motor vehicle on a public way when he saw flashing blue lights behind him. He pulled his car to the side of the road. A deputy sheriff dressed in a uniform and conspicuously displaying a badge came to the driver’s window and asked for defendant’s license and registration. About three minutes later a police officer arrived, and took him into custody after defendant failed field sobriety tests. Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint, alleging that his arrest was illegal. The court denied his motion, and he challenged the decision Defendant filed an appeal from the decision of the Supreme Judicial Court (Massachusetts), which convicted him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
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Issue:
- Whether the trial court erred by dismissing the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the basis that his arrest was illegal?
Discussion:
The court affirmed and held that the authority of a deputy sheriff to make the arrest was recognized by statute. An officer “authorized to make arrests” who was in uniform or conspicuously displayed his badge of office may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer had probable cause to believe had operated or was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 21. The court affirmed the judgment of the trial court, which convicted defendant of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
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OUI Norfolk Massachusetts Lawyer Unlicensed Riding Motor Vehicle
OUI Norfolk Massachusetts Lawyer Unlicensed Riding Motor Vehicle
Commonwealth v. Victory
Facts:
Defendant appealed his conviction by the Norfolk Court (Massachusetts) for violating Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 10, (as amended by 1923 Mass. Act ch. 464, § 4, 1929 Mass. Act ch. 262), in that he, being a person licensed to operate motor vehicles, was riding with and accompanying an unlicensed operator, who was operating the motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
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Issue:
- Whether the evidence supported defendant’s conviction?
Discussion:
Defendant excepted to the trial court’s rulings. On appeal, the court held that the evidence supported defendant’s conviction, but sustained his exceptions. The court held that the trial court’s charge to the jury improperly conveyed the impression that they could find defendant guilty even if he believed that his associate was duly licensed. The instructions were misleading and prejudicial to defendant’s rights. The jury was instructed that the burden was on defendant to ascertain whether his associate’s license was in effect at the time mentioned, and that if, in fact, the purported license had expired and defendant accompanied him, defendant would be liable under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 10. The instruction as given was based upon a wrong interpretation of the statute. Unless defendant had knowledge that his associate was not licensed as an operator, there did not exist the situation contemplated by § 10 of an unlicensed operator accompanied by a licensed operator, and it was immaterial what effort defendant made to ascertain the validity of the associate’s purported license. The court sustained defendant’s exceptions.
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OUI Norfolk Massachusetts Lawyer Bodily Injury Evidence Seizure
OUI Norfolk Massachusetts Lawyer Bodily Injury Evidence Seizure
Commonwealth v. Patrick
Facts:
Defendant filed a motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to suppress evidence of blood testing in his prosecution for operating under the influence and operating under the influence resulting in serious bodily injury.
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Issue:
- Whether evidence supports a conclusion that the government directly caused the seizure of defendant’s blood?
Discussions:
Defendant was charged with operating under the influence and operating under the influence resulting in serious bodily injury. Defendant filed a motion to suppress the introduction into evidence any results of blood testing performed by the hospital on blood drawn from him involuntarily. Denying defendant’s motion to suppress, the court held that the police did not request or direct that the blood test be performed; therefore, the evidence fails to support a conclusion that the government directly caused the seizure of defendant’s blood. The court further held that the privilege against self-incrimination did not make the results of the involuntary blood tests inadmissible. Denying defendant’s motion to dismiss, the court held that defendant had prior notice of his prior offenses and, therefore, must have known that if he received a citation it would almost certainly be a complaint rather than a warning.
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OUI Dukes Massachusetts License Revocation Evidence Lawyer
Commonwealth v. Prince
Facts:
A grand jury returned two indictments charging defendant with a subsequent operating under the influence (OIS) offense pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 24(1)(a)(1), and operating his motor vehicle after the suspension of his license for OUI, pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 23. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the latter indictment. The Norfolk Superior Court (Massachusetts) granted the motion. The Commonwealth appealed.
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Issue:
- Whether Commonwealth presented sufficient evidence to support the offense charged?
Discussions:
Defendant had his licensed suspended after being convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The Registry of Motor Vehicles issued defendant a hardship license, which restricted the hours during which defendant could operate a motor vehicle to between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. When defendant was stopped at 11:40 p.m., the officer detected an odor of alcohol on defendant’s breath. The trial judge dismissed the indictment after concluding that defendant could not be indicted for a violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 23, because the registry had issued defendant a new license. The appellate court concluded that the trial judge properly dismissed the indictment because the Commonwealth could not have presented sufficient evidence to support the offense charged. The appellate court noted that a hardship license was described in Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 24(1)(c)(3), as “a new license” subject to certain restrictions. Thus, because a violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 23 required that defendant not have been issued a new license, the Commonwealth could not prove its case.
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OUI Accident Massachusetts Probable Cause Arrest Attorneys Essex County
Commonwealth v. Keith
Facts:
Defendant appealed an order from the District Court Department (Massachusetts), which granted his motion to suppress statements that he made at the scene of an automobile accident. Defendant had been charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI) or similar offense, in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 24(l)(a)(1).
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Issue:
- Whether the officer had probable cause to arrest defendant for OUI?
Discussions:
A police officer who responded to a report of an automobile accident observed defendant driving his car at that location. Upon questioning, defendant claimed that he had been at a friend’s house and he had hit a pole. The officer had observed signs of defendant’s intoxication, and he believed he had probable cause to arrest defendant for OUI. He did not communicate this fact to defendant. Defendant performed two field sobriety tests and then refused to perform a third one. Defendant was arrested and charged with OUI or a similar offense. The trial court granted suppression of defendant’s statements made after the officer determined that he had probable cause to arrest defendant, finding that defendant was in de facto custody and no Miranda warnings had been given. On appeal, the court determined that defendant was not “in custody” within the meaning of Miranda and its progeny at the time he made the statements at issue, such that there was no cause for Miranda warnings, and suppression was not warranted. The officer’s subjective intent to arrest defendant was not communicated, and there were no other factors to support a conclusion that defendant was objectively in custody.
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OUI Breathalyzer Massachusetts License Suspended Lawyers Bristol County
Allwyn v. Registrar of motor vehicles & another
Facts:
Plaintiff was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI), a violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1) (a) (1). He admitted to sufficient facts for a finding of guilty; he did not plead guilty. His case was continued without a finding and later dismissed after he had successfully completed the terms of his probation, including assignment to an alcohol education program. The plaintiff was arrested again for OUI on January 14, 2010. He refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. Thereafter, the registrar of motor vehicles (registrar) suspended the plaintiff’s driver’s license for three years on account of his refusal to take the test. The registrar is required to suspend an arrested driver’s license for three years for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test if the driver has been previously “convicted” of an OUI offense. If the driver has not been previously convicted, the license suspension period is 180 days. The plaintiff appealed from the registrar’s decision to the board of appeal on motor vehicle liability policies and bonds (board), arguing that his license should only have been suspended for 180 days because he had never previously pleaded guilty to or been found guilty of OUI. Therefore, he claimed, he had not previously been “convicted of” OUI. The board affirmed the registrar’s decision. The plaintiff then sought review of the board’s decision in the Superior Court under G. L. c. 30A, § 14. After hearing, a judge in that court affirmed the board’s decision.
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Issue:
- Whether a person deemed to “convict of” OUI for purposes of nolo contendere?
Discussion:
The high court held that. Under a § 24(1) (d), a person was deemed to have been “convicted of” OUI for purposes of § 24(1)(f)(1) if he pled guilty or nolo contendere or was found or adjudged guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction. Thus, the word “convicted” referenced only dispositions of criminal charges that included a determination of guilt. Plaintiff’s admission to sufficient facts for a finding of guilty, followed by a CWOF and a program assignment, did not qualify him as someone who was previously “convicted of” OUI. The judgment was reversed.
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OUI Offender Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Procedural Safeguards Lawyers Essex County
OUI Offender Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Procedural Safeguards Lawyers Essex County
Commonwealth v. Philip
Facts:
Defendant appealed the judgment entered in the District Court of Essex (Massachusetts), after a jury convicted defendant on the charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, second offense, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 24(1)(a)(1).
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Issue:
- Whether the defendant was sentenced as a second offender without the necessary procedural safeguards?
Discussions:
Defendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, second offense. On appeal, defendant argued the trial court violated his due process rights by not affording him the opportunity to exercise his right to a separate trial on that portion of the charge alleging a second and subsequent offense. The commonwealth argued the language of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, § 11A, provided defendant was entitled to a separate trial only if he plead not guilty to the second or subsequent offense. The court vacated that portions of the judgment that stated defendant was found guilty of having committed a second offense of operating under the influence of alcohol and remanded the case for further proceedings. The court did not find the commonwealth’s argument convincing because, while defendant may waive a jury trial on a prior offense, there were certain procedures that should accompany such a waiver, including an informed colloquy between the judge and defendant. Further, the court noted the problem in the present case was that it appeared from the docket that defendant was sentenced as a second offender without the necessary procedural safeguards.
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OUI License Massachusetts Revocation Arrest Lawyers Suffolk County
Michael v. Commonwealth
Facts:
Petitioner driver sought judicial review of the decision from the Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds (board), which affirmed the decision of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles (registrar) to revoke his driver’s license for two years following his second conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. He also challenged the board’s failure to address his request for a limited work license.
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Issue:
- Whether the decision to revoke the drivers’ license can be upheld?
Discussions:
In September 1993, the driver was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor (OUI). In November 1993, he was again arrested on OUI charges. In January 1994, a district court found sufficient facts to convict him on both OUI charges and the registrar, pursuant to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 24 (1994), revoked his license for the statutorily mandated two-year period from the date of his last conviction, January 10, 1994. The driver appealed and sought a limited work license that would allow him to drive between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The board affirmed the registrar’s decision and noted that the driver could request a hearing on the limited license request in January 1995. On appeal, the court affirmed, finding that the two year suspension was mandated by statute and that a person in the driver’s position could only apply for a limited work license, or a so-called “hardship” license, after the expiration of one year from the date of conviction. Because the driver was not even eligible to seek a limited license until January 10, 1995, the court found that his request was premature and that the board properly declined to address the issue.
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