State v. Bedard

BISTLINE, Justice.

On April 29, 1989, a jury convicted Bedard of reckless driving, eluding a police officer, and operation of a motor vehicle on a suspended license. Bedard appealed from all three convictions to the district court.

On appeal to the district court, appellant Bedard claimed that the State was required to prove, as an element of the offense of eluding a police officer, that the emergency lights or siren used by the police officer complied with the statutory specifications set forth in former Idaho Code § 49-606 [now 49-623]. The district court agreed with Bedard’s contention and…