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Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds DUI of Parked, Sleeping Driver

By Michael

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In 2007, a Minnesota man was arrested after police found him asleep at the wheel of his car, parked in his designated spot in front of his own apartment building. According to the Star Tribune, Daryl Fleck was drunk, and he was subsequently charged with driving under the influence. Recently, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld a jury?s drunk driving conviction of Fleck. The court determined that there was enough evidence for the jury to conclude that Fleck was in control of his vehicle when he was arrested. Fleck?s conviction was his fourth for DUI, and he was sentenced to four years in prison. The conviction had already passed through the state?s Court of Appeals, which affirmed the conviction and paved the way for the Supreme Court appeal. G...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on January 28, 2010 (boomark / email).

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