Appeals Court affirmed conviction for operating under the influence where officer observed speeding, odor of alcohol, and glassy eyes; consumption of six beers and impaired driving capacity established.
Sufficiency of evidence for OUI conviction while license suspended; notice of suspension proven through defendant's admission, suspension notice in RMV files, and testimony regarding RMV mailing system.
Defendant convicted of murder after testimony spanning two trial days, with undetected stroke occurring between days affecting his second-day testimony. New trial affirmed.
Resisting arrest conviction affirmed where defendant's flight onto a dangerous roadway and physical resistance to handcuffing created substantial risk of bodily injury to officer.
Prosecutor's closing argument improperly suggested defendant tailored testimony because he sat in courtroom unlike sequestered witnesses. Reversed; new trial required.
Warrantless entry into apartment justified under emergency aid exception where domestic violence victim requested police assistance and officers had reasonable grounds to believe she might need immediate help inside.
Murder conviction affirmed where trial judge properly admitted postmortem photographs, struck medical examiner's "homicide" opinion with curative instruction, and found trial counsel's strategic stipulation to unredacted police interview was not ineffective assistance.
Equal protection claim rejected where statute limits appellate review of criminal sentences to state prison commitments, not house of correction sentences.
Defendants denied interlocutory review of motion-to-dismiss denial where claims of prosecutorial misconduct involve rights remediable on direct appeal.
Police seeking warrant for marijuana cultivation must establish probable cause defendant lacks legal registration, not just that cultivation is occurring.
