State v. Crea

BOYLE, Justice.

In this criminal case involving a conditional plea of guilty and conviction of driving under the influence, we are called upon to determine whether the district court erred in denying defendant Jeffrey Crea’s motion to suppress the results of an alcohol breath test.

Crea was arrested by officers of the Lewiston Police Department on December 29, 1988, and charged with driving under the influence in violation of I.C. § 18-8004 and § 18-8005(3). The police administered Crea a breath test using an “Intoximeter 3000” alcohol measurement instrument.

Crea filed a motion to suppress and…