STATE v. ABBOTT

No. 87-304.

563 A.2d 640 (1989)

STATE of Vermont v. Marie L. ABBOTT.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

June 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Churchill, Chittenden County Deputy State's Atty., Burlington, and Gary Kessler, Resource Atty., Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

James W. Murdoch, Kurt M. Hughes and Pamela L. Hall, Legal Asst. (on the brief), Burlington, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and PECK, GIBSON, DOOLEY and MORSE, JJ.


DOOLEY, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle on a highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, 23 V.S.A. § 1201(a)(2), and presents two questions on appeal: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant's motion for a mistrial, and (2) whether it was error for the trial court to deny defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal. The answer to both questions is no, and we therefore affirm.

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