Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. D'Agostino
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 9, 1995PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
In Commonwealth v. D’Agostino, 38 Mass. App. Ct. 206 (1995), the Appeals Court reversed the defendant’s conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1) (a) (1) (1994 ed). The Appeals Court determined that the rule announced in Commonwealth v. Zevitas, 418 Mass. 677 (1994), in which it was concluded that a jury instruction mandated by G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1) (e) (1994 ed.), had the effect of unconstitutionally compelling an accused to furnish evidence against himself or herself, id. at 683, should be applied…
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