STATE v. SWARENGIN


506 P.2d 729 (1973)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Thomas James SWARENGIN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 26, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice M. Plymell, Eugene, for appellant.

Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., John W. Osburn, Sol. Gen., and Thomas H. Denney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, for respondent.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and LANGTRY and FOLEY, JJ.


SCHWAB, Chief Judge.

Defendant was convicted in the district court and, following trial de novo, in the circuit court of driving a motor vehicle with more than .15 percent alcohol in his blood in violation of ORS 483.999(1).1

On appeal defendant contends that it was error for the circuit court to permit the arresting officer to testify concerning defendant's performance on certain manual dexterity ("field sobriety") tests at the...

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