Legal Opinion
State v. Little
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 9, 1983PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
The central issue in this appeal is the constitutionality of a field sobriety test administered to the operator of a motor vehicle.
The Defendant, Jamie R. Little, was convicted of operating while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B, following a jury-waived trial in Superior Court, Cumberland County. He contends on appeal that the trial court improperly admitted evidence obtained in the course of an allegedly illegal arrest or seizure. Finding no irregularity, we deny the appeal.
On February 22,1982, at about 9:00 P.M., Police Officer Phillip White…
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- Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by23 opinions
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