Legal Opinion

State v. Fish

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided April 27, 1995No. DC 90-11996; CA A67743; SC S40015PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*50UNIS, J.

On May 24, 1990, defendant was driving his Ford Bronco southbound on a public highway in Clackamas County. A deputy sheriff, who was driving in the opposite lane of travel from defendant, observed defendant’s vehicle swerve. The deputy turned around and signaled defendant to pull his vehicle to the side of the road. When the deputy approached defendant’s vehicle, he smelled alcohol, saw that defendant’s eyes were “bloodshot and watery,” and noticed a can of beer on the floor of the vehicle next to the driver’s seat. Defendant told the deputy that he had consumed “three beers.” The…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. South Dakota v. NevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Watts v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. State v. KennedyOregon Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. State v. VondehnOregon Supreme Court · 2010
  2. State v. DavisOregon Supreme Court · 2011
  3. State v. HedgpethOregon Supreme Court · 2019
  4. State v. PrickettOregon Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. NielsenCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1997

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