Legal Opinion
Leduc v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 27, 1995PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
John Leduc’s driver’s license was suspended for ninety days because he failed the breathalyzer test required by G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1) (/) (2) (1994 ed.).1 In addition, the *434Commonwealth charged Leduc with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI) in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24 (1) (a) (1) (1994 ed.). Leduc moved to dismiss the OUI complaint, asserting that to prosecute him on that complaint would violate the prohibition against multiple punishments contained in the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and the…
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