Operating Under The Influence of Alcohol:
What You Need To Know

1. The standard for charging someone with Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol (OUI) is completely different, and considerably less demanding, than the standard for convicting someone of the same offense. Only an experienced and skilled defense attorney can recognize and examine that difference.

2. Police Officers investigating OUI suspects must draw conclusions based on what they see and hear. Only the best attorneys can analyze the basis for those conclusions and discover what other explanations exist.

3. How an OUI suspect drives, interacts with the police, performs on field sobriety tests and scores on a breathalyzer examine are all critical elements of the Commonwealth 's case. Only an excellent defense attorney can examine each of these circumstances and determine the strength and weakness of the Commonwealth 's allegations.

4. Roadblocks: Drivers can be stopped at police roadblocks regardless of whether or not they have been drinking. Only a defense attorney familiar with roadblock legal issues can analyze and determine whether the roadblock was conducted properly and therefore legally.

5. An OUI charge can have serious long lasting effects on your license to operate a motor vehicle in Massachusetts. Only an experienced and skilled defense attorney can effectively act to protect your ability to drive.

The attorneys at Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro, P.C. have the experience and skill to provide the legal counsel and defense that you deserve if you are charged with Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol.

Paul Barbadoro can be reached by email at and Kevin Freytag's email address is .