Commonwealth v. Lebel

After a jury trial in the District Court, the defendant, Lisa Lebel, was convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (OUI). On appeal she contends that the jury instruction concerning intoxication, when both alcohol and prescription medicine are involved, was erroneous; that a police officer offered improper opinion testimony; and that the evidence was insufficient to prove the defendant's guilt of OUI beyond reasonable doubt. We affirm.

Jury instruction. The testimony at trial included evidence that the defendant had been drinking alcohol and also "that she had taken…