STATE v. WINQUIST

No. 58963.

247 N.W.2d 256 (1976)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Gerald Dwight WINQUIST, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 17, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris C. Hurd and Thomas M. Donahue, Ida Grove, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Lee M. Jackwig, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Zigmund Chwirka, County Atty., for appellee.

Heard by MOORE, C. J., MASON, LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage in violation of § 321.281, The Code. He challenges the admissibility of the result of a blood test and attacks the constitutionality of the statute making that result presumptive evidence that he was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. We affirm.

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