PEOPLE v. TERRIEN

Docket No. 78-5394.

93 Mich. App. 802 (1979)

286 N.W.2d 924

PEOPLE v. TERRIEN

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided November 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, and Stephen L. Pence, Prosecuting Attorney (Prosecuting Attorneys Appellate Service, Thomas C. Nelson, of counsel), for the people.

Davis & Olsen, for defendant on appeal.

Before: ALLEN, P.J., and BASHARA and BEASLEY, JJ.


BASHARA, J.

The majority adopts the factual findings of the dissenting opinion. However, it appears to us that the instruction in question was neither unfair nor reversible error.

We view the instruction as an impartial statement cautioning the jury to ignore the matter of Breathalyzer tests. Without some further factual basis, we do not presume that the jury disregarded the instruction. See People v Bernard...

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