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First Offense OUI, DISMISSED AFTER ONE YEAR PROBATION AND PROGRAM

August 16th 2017
1st OFFENSE OUI- Liquor or .08%
Client, a young college graduate, was driving and struck a parked car. He was eventually apprehended and charged with a first offense OUI. Defense made several challenges to admission of evidence of the Commonwealth via motion to suppress. Although the court denied the motion, the court authored a well written and detailed 9-page decision for their rationale and basis. The client agreed to a plea that would place him on probation for one year—with the agreement that the charge would be dismissed from his record at the end of that calendar year.
RESULT: First Offense OUI DISMISSED AFTER ONE YEAR PROBATION AND PROGRAM.

First Offense OUI, DISMISSED AFTER ONE YEAR PROBATION AND PROGRAM, CIVIL VIOLATION NOT RESPONSIBLE.

August 14th 2017
1st OFFENSE OUI- Liquor or .08%
Client, a young professional, sought counsel for first time OUI offense: she was pulled over driving without lights, failed field sobriety test, and made incriminating statements. After discussing the option of a trial or a plea, she opted for plea, in part, to accelerate her hardship license application. Agreement was hashed out and a "not responsible" on her civil infraction was entered at the first court appearance, with probation for the OUI charge. Client agreed to a plea that would place her on probation for one year—with the agreement that charge will be dismissed off her record after one year.
RESULT: First Offense OUI DISMISSED AFTER ONE YEAR PROBATION AND PROGRAM, CIVIL VIOLATION NOT RESPONSIBLE.

1st Offense OUI, NO CRIMINAL CONVICTION, Civil Infraction, NOT RESPONSIBLE 

May 5th 2017
1st OFFENSE OUI- Liquor or .08%
Marked Lanes Violation
Client was a successful biotech executive. After leaving work late one night, he got into a one-car accident involving fire department property. At a plea hearing, the District Attorney sought that the accused be found guilty of an OUI offense, based on the severity of the crash. Attorney Barabino argued for a different outcome, which would preserve his criminal record and eventually have the case be dismissed. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court sided with Attorney Barabino and client began the process for obtaining his hardship license and moving on from his mistake. Attorney Barabino will continue to monitor any restitution owed for the damaged city property. Court issued client not responsible for civil infraction of Marked Lanes violation.
RESULT: 1st Offense OUI, NO CRIMINAL CONVICTION, Civil Infraction, NOT RESPONSIBLE