State v. Hamilton

WEATHERBEE, Justice.

On exceptions. There was evidence from which the jury could properly have found that on March 26, 1965 an officer of the Maine State Police, who was patrolling Interstate 95 in Freeport, observed the erratic operation of an automobile on that highway and overtook and stopped it. The defendant was the operator. After making certain observations of the defendant’s speech, appearance and manner of walking and of the strong odor of alcohol coming from him, the officer placed the defendant under arrest for the offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of…