State v. Ballard

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Defendant was charged by complaint, tried before a jury, and convicted of the offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312 (Supps. 1973, 1977). He appeals the judgment entered against him on his conviction.

We deny the appeal.

The evidence introduced at trial would support the following findings of fact. On June 2, 1977, at approximately 4:30 p. m., Robert Sanborn, a State Police trooper, learned by radio that a two-car collision had just taken place in the town of Boothbay. By the time he…