President Obama's Uncle seeks safety record of police officers who arrested him in Framingham. His Massachusetts OUI charge is scheduled for a motion hearing in the Framingham District Court. This was reported in the Metro West Daily News. The motion hearing challenges the Constitutional basis of the officer to stop him under the Fourth Amendment.
It appears that the Framingham OUI lawyer will use the officer's poor driving record to rebut a claim that Obama's Uncle went through a stop sign almost striking the officer. To read about the details of the arrest from August 20, 2011, click here to review the report of the BostonChannel.com.
The safety records of the officer may reveal that the officer had a bias and a reason to overstate the details in the report. Additionally, the records will put the officer on the defensive and will be relevant in the court assessing his testimony and determining if there was reasonable suspicion for the initial stop.
