SJC will study rate of OUI acquittals
Says confidence in judiciary paramount More than 80% go free in jury-waived trials
The Supreme Judicial Court’s announcement yesterday came the day after the Globe Spotlight Team reported that district court judges are acquitting alleged drunk drivers at a rate that is about 30 percentage points higher than that of juries - a degree of leniency that specialists have said is virtually unsurpassed in the United States. The SJC said the confidential review has already begun and is being led by Jack Cinquegrana, a former assistant US attorney and past president of the Boston Bar Association.
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