COMMONWEALTH v. DARCH

No. 00-P-1393.

54 Mass. App. Ct. 713 (2002)

COMMONWEALTH v. PATRICIA M. DARCH.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

May 13, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Whitfield Larrabee for the defendant.

Gail M. McKenna, Assistant District Attorney, for the Commonwealth.

Present: BROWN, GREENBERG, & MCHUGH, JJ.


GREENBERG, J.

The defendant was convicted by a District Court jury of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of G. L. c. 90, § 24. Her appeal focuses on the question whether she received effective representation in view of trial counsel's alleged failure to vigorously pursue a defense of lack of criminal responsibility based on involuntary intoxication.

On November 9, 1997, Officer Robert Mansfield found the...

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