Legal Opinion
State v. Copeland
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 5, 1978PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Defendant Frederick Copeland appeals from a Superior Court conviction in Penob-scot County for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquors in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312(10). His sole ground for appeal is his claim that the conduct of the Bangor police deprived him of his due process and statutory right to a blood test, which might have tended to exculpate him. We deny the appeal.
Bangor Police Officer Welch arrested Copeland at about 5:15 a. m. on Sunday morning, October 23, 1977. At the police station, officers informed Copeland of his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. Philip Berrigan, in No. 72-1938, and Elizabeth McAlister Appeal of Elizabeth McAlister InCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Murgia v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. CollinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1972
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3Cited by9 opinions
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