State v. Heikkinen

A Superior Court Jury in Oxford County found Raymond Heikkinen, Jr. guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. 29 M.R. S.A. § 1312-B (Supp.1983). On appeal the defendant claims that the arresting officer’s explanation of the rights read from a Miranda card was so confusing as to require exclusion of the defendant’s statements. We decline to reach the merits of Heikkinen’s appeal because of his failure to comply with our appellate rules. Instead we dismiss the appeal.

M.R.Crim.P. 39B(a)(6) requires that the brief of the appellant contain an appendix…