Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Dayton
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 1, 2017No. SJC 12213PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
A Superior Court judge reported the question whether G. L. c. 276, § 58A, permits the Commonwealth to seek pretrial detention without bail where a defendant has two prior convictions of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (OUI), G. L. c. 90, § 24, and is charged with OUI, third offense. Because § 58A requires three OUI convictions before a defendant can be so detained, we answer the question in the negative.
Background. In October, 2015, the defendant, Timothy O. Dayton, was charged in the Superior Court with eight motor vehicle violations, including two indictments…
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