Legal Opinion
Valentine v. State
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided March 9, 2007No. A-9491PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEWART, Judge.
In 2004, the Alaska legislature made two significant changes to AS 28.35.0830, the law prohibiting driving while under the influence. Before that time, to convict a motorist of driving while under the influence based solely on the result of a chemical test of the motorist's breath or blood, the jury had to find that the motorist's blood alcohol level was at or above the legal limit at the time of driving.1 The legislature in 2004 redefined the offense so that the defendant's blood aleohol level at the time of driving is no longer determinative-now, to find a motorist…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. SchefferSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Holmes v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Tot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Titus v. State, Dept. of Administration, Division of Motor VehiclesAlaska Supreme Court · 2013
- Valentine v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 2009
- Jordan v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 2018
- Solomon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2010
- McCarthy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2012
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