Legal Opinion

State v. Curtis

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 2, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Justice.

Defendant Douglas C. Curtis appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Silsby, J.) denying his appeal from the judgment of the District Court (Millinocket, Calkins, C.J.) convicting him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312 (Supp.1990). We find no error and affirm.

Defendant’s principal argument on appeal arises from the fact that the court suppressed his answer to a police inquiry as to whether he had been drinking, but then ruled that responses to questions asked after this suppressed response were…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. Thomas Streifel, and Daniel J. QuinnCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
  3. State v. DubeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  4. State v. LewrySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
  5. State v. MankSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985

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