{"id":230,"date":"2013-02-18T05:12:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T05:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2013\/02\/boston-criminal-defense-attorn.html"},"modified":"2013-02-18T05:12:55","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T05:12:55","slug":"boston-criminal-defense-attorn-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/boston-criminal-defense-attorn-2\/","title":{"rendered":"OUI drug charge in Massachusetts, how is the offense proven in court?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/oui-drugs.html\">OUI drug charges in Massachusetts<\/a> are on the rise.  What does the Commonwealth have to prove to secure a conviction?    <\/p>\n<p>  In prosecuting an OUI drugs case, the police report will typically look very similar to an arrest for OUI alcohol, with the officer administering field sobriety tests.  What typically compels an officer to bring an operating under the influence of drugs charge is an admission to ingesting drugs or the officer finding them during a search of the car.  If no admission is made or no drugs found, an officer will only consider the charge after ruling out that alcohol is not the cause of the impairment.  <\/p>\n<p>In Massachusetts, if an officer pulls someone over who is suspected of operating under the influence of drugs, then there are certain procedural steps the officer should take to have a strong case of OUI drugs.  Many officers who are not trained as a DRE will simply make an arrest and bring the charge; however, without the evaluation, there is a strong argument that there will be insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/boston-criminal-defense-attorn-2\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading OUI drug charge in Massachusetts, how is the offense proven in court?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OUI drug charges in Massachusetts are on the rise. What does the Commonwealth have to prove to secure a conviction? In prosecuting an OUI drugs case, the police report will typically look very similar to an arrest for OUI alcohol, with the officer administering field sobriety tests. 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