State v. Deering

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Following a jury-waived trial in Superior Court, Penobscot County, the defendant William J. Deering was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312, as amended (1977 Supp.). Defendant has appealed his conviction.

We deny the appeal.

The testimony at trial supports the following factual conclusions. In the early morning hours of May 14, 1977, Trooper Harry Moran of the Maine State Police was proceeding in an easterly direction in his marked cruiser on Route 1A in Holden. At approximately 2:20…