Commonwealth v. R.W.
May 29, 2014OUTCOME: Motion to Suppress Allowed and Case Dismissed
Suffolk Superior Court: The client was charged with subsequent offense possession of a firearm. He was facing a minimum mandatory of at least 5 years in prison.
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Christopher B. Coughlin's Legal Cases (6)
Boston, MA
DUI and DWI Lawyer at Boston, MA
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Commonwealth v. R.C.
Nov 18, 2011OUTCOME: Not Guilty after a Jury Trial
Boston Municipal Court: A jury in Suffolk County took less than two hours to acquit our client of OUI. The client was pulled over at 3 am last winter after running a red light. The officer noticed th ... e client's eyes were bloodshot and detected an odor of alcohol. He asked the client to perform field sobriety tests and after the client refused placed him under arrest. Back at the station the client took the breath test (BT) and registered a reading of .18. Keys to victory: The breath test evidence was ruled inadmissible (and excluded at trial) after a motion to suppress hearing. The refusal of the field sobriety tests was excluded after we successfully argued that evidence was inadmissible at trial.
Commonwealth v. C.S.
Mar 23, 2011OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
The client was charged with assaulting his girlfriend at a hotel during a new years eve getaway.
Commonwealth v. B.S.
Mar 09, 2011OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
A son was charged with threatening his mother with a knife.
Commonwealth v. A.G.
Feb 23, 2011OUTCOME: Not Guilty
The client was charged with striking his girlfriend during an argument at his home.
Commonwealth of MA v. J.H.
N/AOUTCOME: Not Guilty after Required Finding
J.H. is a 23 year old. An officer approached him after seeing his car in the parking lot of a closed convenience store. His friend was passed out on the sidewalk and J.H. was urinating near his car. ... J.H. admitted to the officer he was driving, it was his car, and he took field sobriety tests. After he was arrested he took a breathalyzer. The results of the breathalyzer were .23 (the legal limit is .08). After getting the results of the breathalyzer suppressed, we argued at trial that J.H. was not the driver. The judge agreed with me and found my client not guilty.