State v. Brown

ROBERTS, Justice.

Robert J. Brown appeals from his conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (Supp.1984), entered after a jury trial in Superior Court, Oxford County. Brown challenges the constitutionality of the statute under which he was prosecuted. He also claims error in the court’s rulings concerning testimony of a chemist who analyzed a breath sample taken from the defendant and in the court’s instructions to the jury. We affirm the judgment.

At approximately 1:30 a.m. on July 7, 1982, a white 1974 Ford van crashed into…