State v. Fortier

Defendant was convicted after a trial by jury for the offense of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. His appeal presents three issues: (1) whether the trial court improperly allowed the State’s chemist to testify in rebuttal as to the minimum number of drinks defendant must have consumed prior to the motor vehicle stop; (2) whether the State’s chemist was properly qualified as an expert; and (3) whether defendant was unduly prejudiced by a forty-seven day delay between jury selection and trial. We affirm.

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Prior to trial, defendant moved to suppress the…