State v. Curit

GODFREY, Justice.

Defendant Lawrence Curit appeals from his conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312 (Supp.1980), after a jury trial in Superior Court (York County). The only issue on appeal is whether the trial justice erred when he asked a state’s witness to demonstrate how he administered a chemical breath test. We affirm the judgment.

During the trial, the state’s attorney asked Trooper Michael Harriman on two occasions to describe how he administered breath tests. On the first day of trial, Harriman testified briefly how a…