Commonwealth v. Belenkova

Following a jury trial in the District Court, the defendant, Irina Belenkova, was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. On appeal, she claims that the judge abused her discretion in allowing the police witness to use certain words during his testimony regarding field sobriety tests, that the judge erred when she allowed the Commonwealth to impeach the defendant with a prior inconsistent statement, and that her trial counsel was ineffective. We affirm.

Facts. On June 13, 2015 at approximately 1:40 A.M. , Newton police Officer Justin Lau…