Brett Lovins won an acquittal for his client charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (OUI/DUI) after a jury trial in the Malden District Court. Brett’s client’s car had been involved in a single-car accident without any injuries. During the prosecutor’s case in chief, Brett highlighted the failure of the police to investigate an eyewitness on the scene or to review 911 audio recordings pertaining to the accident. Brett called to the stand several defense witnesses, including another occupant in the car, who testified that it was he, and not Brett’s client, driving the car. The jury deliberated for less than a half-hour before returning the Not Guilty verdict in favor of Brett’s client.

Brett Lovins secured a pretrial dismissal for his client accused of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs (3rd offense) when the Commonwealth failed to produce a drug recognition expert by the discovery deadline. The dismissal spared Brett’s client a mandatory eight-year loss of license and a six-month jail sentence. The charge originated in the Malden District Court.

Brett Lovins successfully obtained a dismissal for his client accused of assault and battery when the Commonwealth failed to produce a necessary witness to prove its case. The charge originated in the Malden District Court.

Brett Lovins obtained a dismissal prior to arraignment for his client after a clerk’s hearing in the Woburn District Court. The case involved allegations of shoplifting by recording false value. Because the case was dismissed prior to arraignment, it will not appear on his client’s criminal record.

Brett Lovins obtained a case dismissal for his client on the day of trial when the Commonwealth failed to proffer sufficient evidence to prove its case. The case originated in the Malden District Court and involved allegations of assault and malicious destruction of property at a local convenience store.

On the day of trial, Brett Lovins secured a dismissal of the felony theft offense against his client when the Commonwealth failed to proffer sufficient evidence to prove its case. The case originated in the Woburn District Court and involved allegations of larceny of over five-thousand dollars worth of merchandise from a department store at a local mall.

Brett Lovins convinced the court to dismiss two cases against his client charged with felony breaking and entering, domestic assault and battery, intimidation of a witness, and vandalism. Both cases originated in the Malden District Court.

Suspecting that there may be a question as to his client’s competency, Brett Lovins successfully advocated for his client to be evaluated before proceeding in a criminal matter in the Boston Municipal Court. After multiple psychological examinations and evidentiary hearings on the issue, Brett persuaded the court to conclude that his client was incompetent to stand trial and to dismiss the felony charge against him in the interest of justice.

Brett Lovins was able to negotiate a positive outcome for his client who was facing serious charges relating to a motor vehicle stop and allegations of driving under the influence of drugs (OUI/DUI), negligent operation, and driving the wrong way on a highway. Under the agreement reached with the prosecutor in the case, multiple charges were dismissed and the only remaining charge, which was continued without a finding, will be dismissed after the client satisfies probationary conditions. This case originated in the Peabody District Court.

On the day of trial, Brett Lovins secured a dismissal of the sole felony charge against his client when the Commonwealth failed to proffer sufficient evidence to prove its case. The case originated in the Woburn District Court and involved an allegation of receiving a stolen motor vehicle.

Brett Lovins obtained a dismissal of all charges for his client accused of several violent felonies when the Commonwealth failed to proffer sufficient evidence to prove its case on the day of trial. The case originated in the Malden District Court.

Brett D. Lovins obtained a pre-arraignment dismissal for his client after a clerk’s hearing in the Cambridge District Court. The case involved allegations of threats and malicious destruction of property. The dismissal permitted his client to avoid a record of the potential charges.

Brett D. Lovins won an acquittal for his client charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (OUI/DUI) after a jury trial in the Woburn District Court.

On the evening at issue, Brett’s client was acting as the designated driver for a friend and was rear-ended by another driver, suffering extensive vehicular damage and personal injuries, including a concussion. His client was ultimately arrested at the scene. At trial, Brett introduced witness testimony of the passenger in his client’s car, who testified that the client had been the designated driver that evening and any odor of alcohol detected by the responding officer was from the passenger witness, not the client driver. Brett further introduced post-accident emergency room medical records documenting his client’s injuries to corroborate the defense that any difficulties his client faced during the field sobriety tests were the result of the head injuries he had just suffered and the trauma response resulting from the significant accident.  

The jury deliberated for less than a half-hour before returning the Not Guilty verdict in favor of Brett’s client. 

Brett D. Lovins secured a dismissal on the day of trial for his client charged with felony drug distribution after the Commonwealth was not able to proffer sufficient evidence to prove its case. The case originated in the Boston Municipal Court.

Brett D. Lovins obtained expungements of two criminal dockets for his client after petitioning to the Massachusetts Commissioner of Probation. The cases dated back to the late-1980s and the expungements restored a clean record for Brett’s client.