{"id":2182,"date":"2020-03-27T13:58:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2182"},"modified":"2020-03-27T13:58:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:58:23","slug":"massachusetts-sjc-to-decide-oui-blood-test-on-the-issue-of-whether-consent-is-required-for-a-blood-test-in-the-case-of-commonwealth-v-bohigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-sjc-to-decide-oui-blood-test-on-the-issue-of-whether-consent-is-required-for-a-blood-test-in-the-case-of-commonwealth-v-bohigan\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts SJC to decide OUI blood test on the issue of whether consent is required for a blood test in the case of Commonwealth v. Bohigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments in the case of <em>Commonwealth v. Bohigian<\/em> on February 10, 2020, dealing with the issue of the admissibility of a blood test in a OUI case involving Serious Bodily injury.\u00a0 The case arose out of the Westboro District Court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Serious Bodily Injury? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serious Bodily injury is defined as creating a substantial risk of death, involves total disability, the loss of any bodily function for a substantial period of time or involves substantial impairment of any bodily function for a substantial period of time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/massachusetts-sjc-to-decide-oui-blood-test-on-the-issue-of-whether-consent-is-required-for-a-blood-test-in-the-case-of-commonwealth-v-bohigan\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Massachusetts SJC to decide OUI blood test on the issue of whether consent is required for a blood test in the case of Commonwealth v. 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