Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol; Attleboro District Court; Commonwealth v. S.C.; September 10, 2024

Attleboro Police observed the Defendant operating his motor vehicle at night without his headlights and taillights activated. The officer stopped the Defendant and observed him to have glassy eyes, slurred speech, and a strong odor of alcohol about the Defendant's person and within the car. The Defendant admitted coming from a bar and was thereafter ordered out of the car to perform field sobriety tests. The Defendant was unsteady, his knees buckled, and he failed to perform both the Nine Step Walk and Turn and the One Leg Stand Field Sobriety Tests to the satisfaction of the officers on scene. The arresting officers formed the opinion the Defendant was under the influence and the Defendant was placed under arrest, handcuffed, searched, and transported back to the police station for processing. 

Notwithstanding all of the above, Attorney Ciraulo was able to rebut the opinion of the arresting officer, challenge the state of the evidence, and defeat the allegations against the Defendant. As such, the Commonwealth was unable to meet the heavy standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt and the Defendant was found Not Guilty after trial.

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