{"id":1325,"date":"2017-05-18T10:27:02","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T14:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2017-05-18T10:27:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T14:27:02","slug":"sjc-addresses-whether-third-offense-oui-can-result-detention-without-bail-dangerousness-statute-chapter-58a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/sjc-addresses-whether-third-offense-oui-can-result-detention-without-bail-dangerousness-statute-chapter-58a\/","title":{"rendered":"SJC addresses whether Third Offense OUI can result in detention without bail under the Dangerousness statute of Chapter 58A"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Massachusetts Supreme Court will soon decide the case of Commonwealth v. Dayton<\/em>, which raises the issue of whether an individual charged with an OUI third offense can be held as a danger to the community. The dangerousness statute of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 58a, provides that a defendant can be held for up to 120 days without bail if the Commonwealth can establish that the defendant is a danger to the community. To be held without bail under the dangerousness statute, the defendant has to be charged with an offense which falls under the statute.<\/p>\n

OUI third offense may fall under the statute, however, the statute is ambiguous, as to whether an OUI third qualifies for detention under the dangerousness statute. Section 58a., provides that the Commonwealth may order pretrial detention on conditions of release for a felony offense, including when a defendant is arrested and charged with a third or subsequent conviction for a violation of Section\u00a024 of Ch. 90.<\/p>\n

Third offense is a felony offense, however the issue is whether it counts as a third or subsequent conviction. The defendant’s in the Dayton case argued that a person must would have to be charged with a fourth offense in order to meet the requirements of being held as a danger to the community. A person charged with a third offense only has two prior convictions, as a person charged with a fourth offense has a third more subsequent conviction.<\/p>\n

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The Massachusetts Supreme Court will soon decide the case of Commonwealth v. Dayton, which raises the issue of whether an individual charged with an OUI third offense can be held as a danger to the community. The dangerousness statute of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 58a, provides that a defendant can be held for up to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dui-laws-and-court-cases"],"yoast_head":"\nSJC addresses whether Third Offense OUI can result in detention without bail under the Dangerousness statute of Chapter 58A — Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog — May 18, 2017<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Massachusetts Supreme Court will soon decide the case of Commonwealth v. 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