Commonwealth v. Ames

In this appeal from his conviction of vehicular homicide while operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor (G. L. c. 90, § 24G [a] [1990 ed.]), the defendant argues that his motion to dismiss the charge should have been allowed because the police failed to give him notice of his statutory right to an examination by a physician of his choice. See G. L. c. 263, § 5A (1990 ed.). He also contends that the evidence did not warrant his conviction and that the judge erred in several respects in his jury instructions. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. We affirm the…