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United States v. Williams, Thomas

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 9, 2009No. 07-2841PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Thomas Williams drove his Ford Explorer into a ditch running alongside Highway 21 in western Wisconsin. A portion of Highway 21 cuts through Fort McCoy, a military installation operated by the United States Army, and the accident occurred just outside the fort’s main gate. Williams was attempting to drive his vehicle out of the ditch when he was approached by a military police officer from the fort. Unprompted, Williams told the officer, “Arrest me, I’m drunk.”

Indeed he was. A later blood test revealed a blood-alcohol content of .22 — far exceeding Williams’s legal limit…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. United States v. Mark A. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Walter Kevin ScottCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. Cedric WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. Corona-GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. Anthony PedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019
  3. United States v. Jamie MoodyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. RidleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. Darryl RollinsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015

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