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State v. Knightly

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Sep 11, 1981
434 A.2d 531 (Me. 1981)

Opinion

Argued September 9, 1981.

Decided September 11, 1981.

Appeal from the Superior Court, Oxford County.

Janet Mills, Dist. Atty., Mary M.L.H. Flint, Farmington (orally), John Sheldon, Asst. Dist. Atty., South Paris, for plaintiff.

Turner Whittier, P.A., David Q. Whittier (orally), Craig E. Turner, South Paris, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS, CARTER, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ.


MEMORANDUM DECISION.

On appeal from his conviction of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312, Darrell P. Knightly argues that the police denied him a reasonable opportunity to procure a blood test. State v. Munsey, 152 Me. 198, 127 A.2d 79 (1956). The record reveals that Knightly refused to sign release forms required by the hospital to which he had been taken. We have previously found no denial of governmental fair play under similar circumstances. State v. Copeland, Me., 391 A.2d 836 (1978); State v. Deering, Me., 384 A.2d 447 (1978). We find none here.

The entry is:

Judgment affirmed.

All concurring.


Summaries of

State v. Knightly

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Sep 11, 1981
434 A.2d 531 (Me. 1981)
Case details for

State v. Knightly

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Maine v. Darrell P. KNIGHTLY

Court:Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Date published: Sep 11, 1981

Citations

434 A.2d 531 (Me. 1981)

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