STATE v. DIAZ


556 A.2d 1098 (1989)

STATE of Maine v. Jody DIAZ.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided April 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Christopher Almy, Dist. Atty. and Philip C. Worden (orally), Asst. Dist. Atty., Bangor, for the State.

Walter Hanstein (orally), Cloutier, Joyce, Dumas & David, Livermore Falls, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD and COLLINS, JJ.


COLLINS, Justice.

Jody Diaz appeals from his conviction by a Superior Court jury (Penobscot County; Silsby, J.) of operating under the influence or with excessive blood alcohol in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312 (1983 and Supp.1987) (Class D).

Because we are reviewing for obvious error, we do not find that the prosecutor's improper closing comments concerning Diaz's expert witness warrant vacation of...

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