Legal Opinion
Roberts v. State of Maine
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 16, 1995No. 93-2392PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Maine’s “implied consent” law imposes a two-day mandatory minimum jail sentence on defendants who refuse to take a blood/alcohol test and are later convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor. 29 M.R.S.A. §§ 1312, 1312-B. Petitioner-Appellant Alan D. Roberts challenges the constitutionality of his conviction and sentence under this law because, prior to his decision not to take a blood/alcohol test,. (1) ,a police officer informed Roberts of “the consequences” of refusing to take the test but did not mention the mandatory jail…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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