Legal Opinion
State v. Pineau
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 8, 1985PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
The defendant, John J. Pineau, 1 appeals from a judgment of conviction entered by the Superior Court, Penobscot County, after a jury found him guilty of operating while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (OUI), 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp. 1983-1984). 2 On appeal, the defendant challenges, inter alia, the introduction at trial of evidence relating to his failure to take a blood-alcohol test and the court’s instructions on this issue. We hold, on the facts of this case, the defendant’s conduct cannot be deemed a “failure to comply” with 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Maffei v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- State v. MooreHawaii Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. BellinoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
- State v. AdamsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Sickman v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- State v. TaylorSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
- State v. LivesayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
- Lynch v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
- State v. BenoirSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
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