STATE v. WELCH

No. 80-052.

120 N.H. 687 (1980)

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE v. MICHAEL E. WELCH

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

October 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory H. Smith, acting attorney general (David L. Harrigan, assistant attorney general, orally), for the State.

Emile R. Bussiere and Richard J. Walsh, of Manchester (Mr. Walsh orally), for the defendant.


DOUGLAS, J.

The issue in this driving-under-the-influence case is whether it was error not to grant a mistrial because of an unresponsive answer of a State's witness. We reverse.

At this twenty-three-year-old defendant's trial by jury for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of RSA 262-A:62, there was evidence that a breathalyzer test showed a reading of 0.26%. A videotape taken at the police station apparently...

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