Commonwealth v. Otero

Following a jury trial in the District Court, the defendant, George Otero, was convicted of operating under the influence of alcohol (OUI) and in a jury-waived trial was convicted of OUI, fourth offense. On appeal, the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the OUI and the subsequent offense portion of the conviction. We affirm.

Background. The jury could have found the following facts on the OUI portion of the charge. On August 14, 2015, at 11:30 P.M. , State police troopers James Foley and Jason Lambert observed a large pickup truck, towing a trailer, stopped in traffic and obstructing the…