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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the case of Commonwealth v. Hallinan<\/a> paved the way for anyone convicted of an OUI with a breath test from 2012-2019 to have their old case vacated without fear of harsher penalties if convicted after retrial.<\/p>\n

What steps should you take if you did admit to a breath test or were convicted after trial. \u00a0Keep in mind: \u00a0even if you got a CWOF on an OUIU charge that counts as a conviction and can be vacated.<\/p>\n

Here is what I would recommend you do. \u00a0I have been vacating these old OUI cases for the past two years and have had at least 10 clients receive new trials. \u00a0None of my clients have been subsequently convicted of OUI; all have had their prior conviction either dismissed or they were found not guilty.<\/p>\n

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the case of Commonwealth v. Hallinan paved the way for anyone convicted of an OUI with a breath test from 2012-2019 to have their old case vacated without fear of harsher penalties if convicted after retrial. What steps should you take if you did admit to a breath test […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breathalyzer-testing"],"yoast_head":"\nMassachusetts OUI lawyer explains: Vacate old OUI convictions when you took a breath test from 2012-2019 — Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog — May 29, 2023<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the case of Commonwealth v. 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