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Breath Test Results Thrown Out in Massachusetts: What the Hallinan Decision Means for OUI Defendants
In Commonwealth v. Hallinan, the SJC ruled that breath tests from 2011–2019 are presumptively inadmissible due to systemic misconduct by the Office of Alcohol Testing. This decision could reshape countless OUI cases across Massachusetts.