People v. Perkins

Opinion

FAINER, P. J.

Defendant appeals from his judgment of conviction of having violated Vehicle Code section 23102, subdivision (a) (driving under the influence of alcohol). He raises many arguments on appeal, several of which require extended discussion, especially those pertaining to the jury instructions relating to the admissibility of the results of defendant’s blood alcohol tests administered just after the offense.

The claim that defendant was improperly detained is wholly without merit. He was observed driving 20 miles per hour in a 40-mile-per-hour zone, weaving abruptly from one…