Legal Opinion
State v. Chase
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 12, 2001PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] The State appeals from the order of the Superior Court (Waldo County, Marsano, J.) granting Keith Chase’s motion to suppress the results of his blood-alcohol test. The State contends that the court erred in excluding an otherwise reliable blood-alcohol test on the basis of the arresting officer’s failure to administer informed consent warnings to Chase prior to obtaining a blood sample. We vacate the suppression order.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] The State alleges that on May 11, 2000, in Stockton Springs, the vehicle Keith Chase was driving went off the road and struck a tree. Officers from the…
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