Wareham District Court

ATTORNEY PATRICK J. NOONAN WINS NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN JURY TRIAL FOR OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.

The Defendant, a Brockton resident, received a phone call from her boyfriend who was in custody at the police station in Middleboro following his arrest for drunk driving. She was asked to come to the police station to bail him out. When she arrived to the police station to bail out her boyfriend, the police immediately suspected that she was under the influence of alcohol. They asked whether she had been drinking, and she admitted to consuming two beers several hours ago. While in the front lobby, the police officer testified that he was immediately overwhelmed by the odor of alcohol flooding the lobby. The Trooper testified that the Defendant’s eyes were glassy. The Trooper testified that the Defendant was argumentative and uncooperative. She stated that she knew a State Trooper and implied that they should let her go. She stated that she would agree not to drive a car. At trial, the Trooper testified that she was drunk. After a vigorous and effective cross-examination of the State Trooper by Attorney Patrick J. Noonan, the jury came back with a not guilty verdict within 10 minutes.