STATE v. CARTER


444 A.2d 37 (1982)

STATE of Maine v. Paul O. CARTER.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Povich, Dist. Atty. (orally), Ellsworth, for plaintiff.

Libhart, Ferris, Dearborn, Willey & Ferm, Joseph L. Ferris (orally), Brewer, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS, CARTER and WATHEN, JJ.


McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

On this appeal the sole question is whether the instrument that charged defendant with operating a motor vehicle while "under the influence of liquor" in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312 is critically deficient because the "liquor" involved was not explicitly identified as "intoxicating liquor" in the words of the statute. The Superior Court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a crime. We disagree and so reinstate the prosecution...

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