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Across the state, 27,000 people are now getting notices that they have the right to seek new trials or to withdraw guilty pleas. What’s come to light concerns us all.

NORTHAMPTON — A Supreme Judicial Court ruling that alcohol tests given with a certain type of breathalyzer were invalid evidence in drunken-driving prosecutions between 2011 and 2019 will not affect area prosecutors’ approach to such cases.The Boston...

NORTHAMPTON — A Supreme Judicial Court ruling that alcohol tests given with a certain type of breathalyzer were invalid evidence in drunken-driving prosecutions between 2011 and 2019 will not affect area prosecutors’ approach to such cases.The Boston...

It is my hope that the Massachusetts State Police take into account the impact that the reliability of their machines has on thousands of people — and continue to make strides to better their practices.

Breathalyzers are back in business in the Bay State after a judge dropped the suspension on breath tests, which cops use to bust and prosecute drunk drivers.

Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents convicted of driving under the influence will get a second chance following a ruling from the state’s highest court citing “egregious government misconduct” and poorly calibrated breathalyzer equipment.

ANDOVER, MASS. (WHDH) - Tens of thousands of drivers involved in drunk driving cases in Massachusetts could get a second chance thanks to a decision...

The state’s highest court paved the way for tens of thousands of requests for new trials in drunk-driving cases spanning nearly a decade.

NORTHAMPTON — A Supreme Judicial Court ruling that alcohol tests given with a certain type of breathalyzer were invalid evidence in drunken-driving prosecutions between 2011 and 2019 will not affect area prosecutors’ approach to such cases.The Boston...

The state's highest court has ruled that nearly 30,000 people who pled guilty or were convicted of drunk driving charges are eligible for a new trial.