Legal Opinion
State v. Messner
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1992No. Cr. 910234PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Brian Messner appeals from a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol. He asserts that the trial court should have suppressed the results of an intoxilyzer test because he was denied the opportunity for an independent blood test. We disagree, and therefore affirm the conviction.
On February 1,1991, Officer Jerry Olson of the Highway Patrol was informed that a person driving northbound on Interstate 29 was “all over the road.” Olson located the car and observed it “swerving back and forth in the driving lane, across the center line a couple times.” Olson stopped…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AlanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Puett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- State v. BuffingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- City of Blaine v. SuessWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. DresslerNorth Dakota Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by22 opinions
- City of Fairgo v. ThompsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
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- Commonwealth v. LongCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2003
- City of Fargo v. StutlienNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
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