CH10- OUI Flashcards
Elements of OUI
- operation
- public way
- under the influence
Operation definition
Driving or any act that tends to put the vehicle in motion
What is the most obvious way to operate
Driving
Does operation continue while stopped in the course of driving
Yes - getting gas, wedged behind wheel after crash
Three ways to have proof for OUI
- your observation
- witness observation
- circumstantial evidence
What do you do if someone says they started drinking after the crash
Get the timeline
CL- defendant has facial wounds consistent with airbag deployment, purse under seat, and cell phone in drivers door
Good
CL- person standing in driveway with warm vehicle asking to be let go with speeding ticket
Good
CL- finding RO a quarter mile away from scene of crash with the keys on him
Good
What should you do if you have more than one possible driver
- DO NOT rely on a persons statements, find corroborating evidence
CL- heavy rain person fixing tire passed out, seat position to their height, wet drivers seat, drugs in car
Good
CL- fixing tire on side of the road, glossy eyes, slurred speech, says wasnt driving but described accident
Good
Things that show public way
- street lights
- signs
- curbing
- maintained by city
Public access - parking lot registered to guests only but has a restaurant for public
Yes
Public access - church parking lot allows parking for sporting events but signs say worship parking only
Good
Invitee definition
Present at the owners request
Invitee - road inside a gravel gate with posted hours of operation
No good
Licensee - and key factor
Present with owners passive permission
Key - history of road use
CL- private owned camp ground a public way?
No
CL - Otis air base a Public way
Yes
CL- dirt road cut through to 10 houses that’s plowed by city
Licensee
CL- shared driveway a Public road
No
CL- trailer park with no access restrictions, lights, and signs
Good - licensee
Most common way to prove public way
Officer testimony
CL- call for a drunk guy who drove his car onto a pier and crashed - only accessible by public streets
Good oui
CL- asleep behind the wheel to an private driveway
Yes, timeline good to show drove on public roads
Driving OUI on a baseball field what could the charge be
OUI recreational vehicle
Best way to prove public way
Certificate
Two ways to show under the influence
Per se .08 or impairment
What can an officer offer an opinion on regarding OUI
- that the person is intoxicated but can not mention their ability to drive
Can you testify that someone is impaired due to OUI drugs if you are a regular officer
No - must be an expert
Causes of diminished capacity
- alcohol
- marijuana
- narcotics
- stimulants/ depress
- inhalants
Ways to prove alochol intoxication
- admission of drinking
- breath
- breathalyzer or blood test
- officer testimony
New CL -post crash, glossy eyes, slurred speech, forgot ID and didn’t remember crash
Good on officers testimony
For conviction of OUI drugs what do you need to do
Explain which class of drugs was used
Proof of OUI drugs intoxication
- authoritative sources
- defendant testimony
- DRE- MD
- admission by suspect
New CL- possession of fentanyl and meth, almost striking cruiser, slow speech
Good arrest but need expert testimony for the conviction
Do you need expert testimony for marijuana
No - CL- defendant admits to smoking 20 minutes beforehand
Mixing alcohol and drugs what do you need to show
They knew the effect is of mixing then would cause impairment
CL- not reading the bottle for prescription or being told by a doctor but wanting to call doctor cause of how you felt then you drive
Good - should have known
CL- operator drank and smoked but also had sleep apnea and passed out at the wheel
Good - just has to be part of the reason
OUI SBI Felony and Misde
Felony - OUI - reckless or negligent
Misde - just OUI
What do you base the number of charges off of for OUI SBI
Number of people hurt
Child endangerment and OUI - age
14 and under
NHTSA phases of detection
- Vehicle in motion
- Personal contact
- Pre-arrest screening
CL- does a recent 911 call of a impaired operator with good description provide enough to stop
Yes RS
CL- can you detain a person after a bad park job for possible OUI
Yes