Legal Opinion
Rettig v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided April 13, 1994No. 105, September Term, 1992PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The petitioner, Craig Douglas Rettig, was convicted of driving a vehicle while intoxicated in violation of Maryland Code (1977, 1992 Repl.Vol., 1993 Cum.Supp.), § 21-902(a) of the Transportation Article. 1 The sole issue before us is whether § 21-902 applies when the intoxicated driving occurs on private property not open to the general public, namely the defendant’s own backyard.
At approximately 2:45 a.m. on January 31, 1992, Mr. Rettig was driving his three wheel, all-terrain motor vehicle around the backyard of his home in West Ocean City, Maryland, when he lost control of…
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