STATE v. PURDIE

No. 83-283.

680 P.2d 576 (1984)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. John Arend PURDIE, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided April 30, 1984.

Rehearing Denied May 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry A. Wallace argued, Missoula, for defendant and appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Robert F.W. Smith argued, Asst. Atty. Gen., Helena, Ted O. Lympus, County Atty., Kalispell, for plaintiff and respondent.


HARRISON, Justice.

Appellant, John Purdie, appeals from a judgment entered by a jury verdict, Eleventh Judicial District, Flathead County, conviction of driving under the influence, third offense. We affirm.

On August 11, 1982, appellant flew from Denver, Colorado, to Kalispell, Montana. He admitted consuming some alcohol that evening on the plane and also in a local tavern. On his way home, he drove past a vehicular accident that occurred west of Whitefish...

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