United States v. McFarland

HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

On the afternoon of October 10, 2004, two park rangers approached a stationary pickup truck in a parking lot inside Acadia National Park. Looking inside, they observed William McFarland sitting in the driver’s seat with his upper body “slumped over into the middle of the vehicle.” A key was in the ignition and the front hood was warm. The rangers had trouble arousing the slumbering McFarland, but once awake, he produced the vehicle’s registration. When asked what he was doing, McFarland responded that he had merely been taking a nap. Smelling an alcoholic beverage on his…