Commonwealth v. Dupree

A jury convicted the defendant of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI-alcohol), and, after a subsequent bench trial, the judge found the defendant guilty of the second offense portion of the complaint. On appeal the defendant argues that the judge erred by improperly limiting his cross-examination of the Commonwealth's witness. We affirm.

Background. The sole witness at trial was State trooper Kyle Flanagan. In June of 2014, Flanagan responded to an accident on Route 495, where he saw a vehicle in the breakdown lane. The vehicle had front end damage and…