Multiple Offense Drunk Driving News Reports

June 28, 2011

News headlines about drunk driving cases are often extremely sensationalistic. A recent headline in the Sun-Chronicle “Repeat drunken driver avoids 2-year sentence” does more than suggest that the defendant in the case somehow got away with something. But is that true, and is that fair?

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Attorney Russell Matson on WWLP TV In Springfield

June 26, 2011

Russell Matson is part of a panel on drunk driving laws that was broadcast on WWLP in Springfield. Melanie’s Law: The Ignition Interlock: wwlp.com

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Possible Mandatory Ignition Interlock Devices for DUI 1st Offense

June 16, 2011

As reported by WWLP News 22 Springfield, there is some legislative movement on new tougher DUI laws in Massachusetts, that could require an ignition interlock device after all DUI convictions.

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Registry Certification Documents Require Testimony in OUI, Suspended License Cases

June 10, 2011

In an extremely significant ruling for people facing charges with prior OUI offenses, or suspended license cases, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Registry documentation must be supported by expert testimony to be admissible in court. 

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DUI After 130mph Chase

June 9, 2011

There’s another dramatic and extreme DUI arrest in the news, of a Holliston man arrested supposedly after a 130mph chase down I-93.

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Alleged 11th DUI Arrest in Newburyport

June 3, 2011

The Newburyport News reports on what may have been an 11th DUI arrest for a local man.

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Mass Court Rules That Breath Test Certification Documents Don’t Supporting Expert Testimony

May 24, 2011

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that documents for certification of breath test machine maintenance and functionality do not require supporting expert testimony in OUI cases. 

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DUI – Worst Day of Your Life?

March 29, 2011

For many people, a DUI arrest is the worst day of their lives. It may be because being arrested is a traumatic event that they never imaged could happen to them. Most people who are charged with a DUI have never been in trouble with the law before.

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Mass DUI Laws are Not Lax

March 9, 2011

The local news loves these stories, but the conclusion is not logical. Just because a (likely) alcoholic does something stupid after getting arrested for a multiple offense DUI charge does not mean that the drunk driving laws in Massachusetts are too lax.

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Mass Appeals Court Rules RMV OUI Suspensions Must Be based on Date of Offense

February 17, 2011

The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that driver’s license suspensions based on criminal charges can only be for the allowed legal suspension duration from the date of the conviction. So if your were convicted of DUI on Jan 2, 2010 and received a 1 year license suspension, you could get your license back on Jan 2, 2011. Sounds obvious enough, [...]

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