COMMONWEALTH v. MOREIRA


385 Mass. 792 (1982)

434 N.E.2d 196

COMMONWEALTH vs. FREDERICK MOREIRA.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

April 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce T. Macdonald for the defendant.

Robert L. Rossi, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


NOLAN, J.

On August 30, 1980, two Somerville police officers pursued a motorcycle that the defendant was operating in an erratic manner, stopped the defendant, and arrested him. Though no field sobriety test was performed, the officers formed the opinion that the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The defendant was taken to a police station where a breathalyzer test was administered. A reading of .12 percent blood alcohol was recorded.

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