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Panel examines timing and sufficiency issues in Lara ignition‑interlock appeal
Summary
Defense argued that RMV records and booking materials created a potential problem about whether the defendant's license was suspended at the time of the offense, affecting the ignition‑interlock counts; Commonwealth said the record (breath test, booking statements, officer testimony) supports the conviction. Court took the case under advisement.
The appeals court heard argument in Commonwealth v. Lara over whether evidence before the jury permitted the conviction on ignition‑interlock related charges and whether law‑enforcement conduct in the stop and suppression rulings was supported by individualized suspicion.
John Maddox, representing Kevin Lara, urged the panel that an RMV printout entered into evidence—showing the license as…
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