Legal Opinion

McCord v. State

Court of Appeals of Alaska

Decided February 3, 2017No. 2537 A-10982PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Judge MANNHEIMER.

Corrina I. McCord appeals her conviction for driving under the influence. McCord’s blood alcohol level was not over the statutory limit, but testing of McCord’s blood showed that she had four different medications in her blood when she was driving. These medications were tramadol (a pain medication sold under the name Ultram, among others) and three members of the benzodiazepine family: quetiapine (also known as Seroquel), clonazepam, and 7-aminoclonazepam (a clona-zepam metabolite, which is itself a separate benzodiazepine).

McCord was charged with violating the first…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Lockhart v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Houston-Hult v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1992
  4. Langevin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2011
  5. Adams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2015

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. Brian WatsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2018
  2. Earl Dean Robbins v. State of AlaskaCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2019
  3. State v. Brian WatsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2018

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