Legal Opinion

State v. Bento

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 26, 1991PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTS, Justice.

Defendant Scott D. Bento challenges an order of the Superior Court (Hancock County, Beaulieu, J.) denying his motion to suppress a blood-alcohol breath test. After the denial of his motion, Bento entered conditional guilty pleas (Smith, J) pursuant to M.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2), to aggravated OUI, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (1978 & Supp. 1989), and reckless conduct with the use of a dangerous weapon, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 211 (1983). 1 Because the court, when determining whether probable cause existed to justify the breath test, made inconsistent and irreconcilable findings, we vacate the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. State v. BakerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  3. State v. EDWARD C.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
  4. State v. LongleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  5. State v. CyrSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. CilleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
  2. State v. RocheSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  3. State v. CormierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2007
  4. State v. RossignolSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  5. State v. BradleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995

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