Snyder v. State

OPINION

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Dennis Snyder was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). The police attempted to test Snyder’s breath, but he did not blow hard enough into the Intoximeter machine to register a result. Both before and after the aborted breath test, Snyder requested a blood test of his alcohol level. The police refused his requests.

Snyder was convicted of DWI and Refusal to Submit to a Breath Test (Refusal). He appealed; the court of appeals affirmed his convictions. Snyder v. State, 879 P.2d 1025 (Alaska App.1994). We granted Snyder’s Petition for Hearing…