Plaistow, NH: DWI: Dismissed
Summary of Facts: Our client was stopped by a police officer after entering the driveway of his home. There had been reports that our client had been operating erratically. Our...
Roxbury District Court: OUI: Not Guilty
Summary of Facts: Our client was found passed out behind the wheel of a car on a street in Boston. After officers responded to a call for a domestic disturbance, they...
Medical Marijuana and Drugged Driving in Massachusetts
Voters in Massachusetts voted in November 2012 to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes, but lawmakers are still working out the details of how to incorporate the reform...
Warrant Required for Forced DUI Blood Draw, Supreme Court Rules
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling recently that reinforces the rights of people stopped by police on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. On April 17, 2013,...
Boston: Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle: Dismissed (prior to Arraignment)
Summary of Facts: Our client was allegedly observed driving twice the speed limit on a major thoroughfare in Boston. The police pulled our client over and claimed to smell alcohol...
Springfield: DWI/DUI/OUI: Motion to Suppress Allowed and Case Dismissed
Summary of Facts: Our client (a physician) was stopped on his way home from a holiday party. His daughter and a friend were in the car with him when they...
Dorchester: DUI/DWI/OUI: Motion to Suppress Allowed and Case Dismissed
Summary of Facts: While driving to drop her friend off late one night on the campus of UMass-Boston, our client was stopped by the UMass-Boston police. The police approached our...
Lower Alcohol Limit for Massachusetts OUI: Probably Not Anytime Soon
Each state has the authority to write and enforce its own criminal laws; however, this does not mean that the Federal government cannot make recommendations and push states to make...
Man Charged for Drunk Driving After Reporting an Accident
It is rare that a person is punished for doing the right thing. However, recently, a Massachusetts man, who believed he was doing just that, was slapped with criminal charges...
Boston: DUI/OUI: Motion to Suppress Allowed
Summary of Facts: Our client was a mid-twenties professional that worked in Boston for a tech startup. He was stopped one weekend night for driving the wrong way down a...