Court Opinion

ID: 9792377
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 02:28:29.380696+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:37:42.401159
License: Public Domain

COATS, Judge,
concurring.
I concur in the result. The trial court’s instructions were based on Erickson’s interpretation of the ordinance that the municipality had to prove that Erickson’s blood alcohol level was .10 percent at the time she drove. The municipality showed that the breathalyzer result was obtained within the four hour period to establish the foundation to admit the test. The breathalyzer result, .20 percent on a test taken within one-half hour of Erickson’s driving, coupled with the other evidence showing Erickson’s intoxication, was sufficient for the jury to conclude that Erickson was driving while intoxicated either on the theory that she was under the influence of alcohol or on the theory that her blood alcohol level was .10 percent. I therefore conclude that the municipality presented sufficient evidence, without an expert witness, to allow the jury to conclude that Erickson was guilty of the offense.