Legal Opinion
State v. Plante
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 7, 1980PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODFREY, Justice.
On September 21, 1979, defendant William Plante was convicted after a jury trial in Superior Court, Kennebec County, of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312 (1978 & Supp.1979-80). 1 On appeal, defendant contends that the results of the chemical blood test administered to determine his blood-alcohol level were improperly admitted in evidence because his consent to the test was not voluntarily given. Defendant contends also that the trial justice, who imposed the maximum sentence of ninety days’…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. GraysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Wincel HendrixCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- State v. MunseySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1956
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. FarnhamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
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- State v. FinleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
- People v. AdamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. AdamsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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