Legal Opinion
State v. Mertz
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 13, 1985No. Cr. 1006PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YANDE WALLE, Justice.
Lonny Mertz appealed from the criminal judgment entered by the county court, Billings County, on February 27, 1984, convicting Mertz of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. We affirm.
At approximately 1:16 a.m. on September 3, 1983, Billings County Deputy Sheriff David Wallace stopped Lonny Mertz for a speeding violation on Interstate Highway 94 east of Fryburg. Officer Wallace’s radar unit indicated that Mertz had been traveling 73 m.p.h. in a 55-m.p.h. zone. After Mertz had stopped his vehicle, Officer Wallace walked forward to Mertz’s vehicle…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- People v. McGaughranCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
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