Commonwealth v. Adams

The defendant, Steven J. Adams, was charged by complaint with operating a motor vehicle while *290under the influence of intoxicating liquor, G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1) (a) (1) (1994 ed.), and operating a motor vehicle after suspension of his license to operate. G. L. c. 90, § 23 (1994 ed.). The defendant’s motion for a required finding of not guilty on both charges, Mass. R. Grim. P. 25 (a), 378 Mass. 896 (1979), filed at the close of the Commonwealth’s case and renewed at the close of all the evidence, was denied, and a jury in the District Court convicted the defendant of both offenses. The…