Commonwealth v. Adams

Following a jury trial in the District Court, the defendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol percentage, by weight, in excess of .08, in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1) (a ) (1).2 Before trial, the defendant moved to suppress the results of a breathalyzer test administered to him by State Police Trooper Anthony Chatigny on the ground that Chatigny failed to comply with the fifteen-minute observation period required under 501 Code Mass. Regs. § 2.13(3) (2010). A judge other than the trial judge denied the motion to suppress after finding that Chatigny…