Legal Opinion
Bryant v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 6, 2002No. 814, Sept. Term, 2001PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAYMOND G. THIEME, Jr., Judge (Retired, Specially Assigned).
In this case we are called upon to address the singular issue of whether an individual may be convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol when the police officer who placed the charge neither observed the individual driving nor occupying any vehicle. Appellant William James Bryant was charged with driving while intoxicated, spinning his wheels, and failing to sign a traffic citation. Following a bench trial, the trial court acquitted Bryant of those charges, but convicted him of driving under the influence of alcohol. He was…
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