{"id":368,"date":"2014-11-01T05:09:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-01T05:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2014\/11\/medical-reports-used-in-oui-tr.html"},"modified":"2014-11-01T05:09:17","modified_gmt":"2014-11-01T05:09:17","slug":"medical-reports-used-in-oui-tr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/medical-reports-used-in-oui-tr\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Medical Reports be used in a Massachusetts OUI Trial?"},"content":{"rendered":"

An OUI trial in Massachusetts is governed by rules and laws that allow and prohibit certain statements, reports, and objects from admission into evidence. Once a statement or item is admitted into evidence, it may be considered by the judge or jury for the purposes of reaching a verdict. In Com. v. Schutte<\/u><\/a>, the MA Court of Appeals considered the admissibility of a doctor’s report which corroborated the defendant’s own testimony that he was suffering from an impairment that caused him to fail his sobriety tests.<\/p>\n

The defendant in this case was pulled over after the officer observed him driving erratically on the road. The officer testified that he had smelt alcohol, and asked the defendant whether he had been drinking. The defendant replied that he a couple of bears. The officer then decided to conduct field sobriety tests.<\/p>\n

The officer administered the alphabet test, and then asked the defendant to perform the one-legged stand and the walk-and-pivot test. The defendant passed the alphabet test, but before taking the remaining two tests, informed the officer that he had thirteen ear operations which effect his equilibrium. Despite this admission, the officer allowed the defendant to take the remaining two tests – and the defendant lost his balance in both.<\/p>\n

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An OUI trial in Massachusetts is governed by rules and laws that allow and prohibit certain statements, reports, and objects from admission into evidence. Once a statement or item is admitted into evidence, it may be considered by the judge or jury for the purposes of reaching a verdict. In Com. v. 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