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State v. KnightlyState v. Knightly

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Sep 11, 1981
Reporters:
,
Before:
Carter

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.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Knightly
Court Name: Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Date Published: Sep 11, 1981
Citations: 434 A.2d 531; 1981 Me. LEXIS 942
Court Abbreviation: Me.
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