State v. Finn

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LESLIE, Judge.

At approximately 6:30 o’clock p.m. on December 16, 1985, appellant Gary Lee Finn was driving erratically in downtown Staples. Although the speed limit was only 30 miles per hour, Finn drove between 40 and 50 miles per hour as he weaved back and forth across the center line. As Finn attempted to pass a car, he collided head on with a second car and veered into a third car. A subsequent blood test revealed Finn’s blood alcohol concentration was .22. At the hospital Finn told the police officer “I’m drunk, I know I am, lock me away.”

Investigation revealed that…