John Bazilio, 53, was stopped by the Mashpee police officers on March 10th at around 1:30 a.m. reports the Boston Herald.
Bazilio was arraigned on charges of operating under the influence (ninth offense), operating a vehicle without a license, refusing to correctly identify himself to police, negligent driving, and possession of alcohol in a vehicle. The Falmouth District ordered Bazilio be held on $100,000 cash bail until his pre-trial hearing according to the Cape Cape Cod Times.
A Massachusetts DUI Defense Attorney should be retained in cases involving subsequent OUI charges. In any subsequent offense OUI charge in Massachusetts, the jury does not hear any evidence regarding the prior offenses as the trial proceeds in two separate parts. First, there is a trial on the underlying offense of whether the defendant was driving under the influence. If the Commonwealth obtains a conviction, the trial proceeds to a separate phase as to the number of prior OUI offenses the defendant has on his record.
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