Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Flaherty
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 7, 2004No. 03-P-1269PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKantrowitz, J.
A Superior Court jury convicted the defendant of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of al*777cohol, fourth offense, G. L. c. 90, § 24.1 The main issue on appeal is the propriety of using a New Hampshire “conviction” as one of the prior offenses. We hold that it was proper.
Facts. On November 24, 2001, at 1:20 a.m., Newburyport police Officer Kevin Martin observed the defendant, Thomas Flaherty, driving sixty miles per hour in a thirty-five mile per hour zone and swerving erratically across the road’s center lane line. Martin followed the defendant’s vehicle for approximately…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Commonwealth v. KilburnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. LeftwichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commonwealth v. EugeneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Commonwealth v. MoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- State v. ParmenterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2002
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ReynoldsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
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- Labrecque v. Board of Appeal On Motor Vehicle Liability Policies & BondsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005