People v. Dee

LOHR, Justice.

As the result of a jury trial in Denver County Court, the defendant was convicted of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of section 42-4-1202(l)(a), C.R.S.1973. He appealed to the Denver Superior Court. That court reversed his conviction and remanded the case for retrial based on the conclusion that a test to determine the alcoholic content of the defendant’s blood was conducted under circumstances which violated statutory standards and that, as a consequence, the results of that test should have been suppressed. We granted certiorari and now reverse…