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· 4/27/2022

Bhaktibhai-Patel v. Garland

Citations

  • 32 F.4th 180

How courts have described this case

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  • records matching defendant’s full name, date of birth, town of residence, and two addresses associated with defendant’s name, coupled with judicial notice of unusual surname, sufficient
  • certified copies of original court papers prima facie evidence of defendant’s previous convictions
  • evidence of driver's erratic driving, bloodshot eyes, scent of alcohol, slurred speech, and unsteady gait, with presence of empty alcohol containers in vehicle, sufficient to support OUI conviction
  • evidence of defendant's erratic driving, bloodshot eyes, odor of alcohol, slurred speech, and unsteady gait, along with presence of empty alcohol containers in vehicle, is sufficient to prove intoxication
  • evidence against defendant \overwhelming\ where officer observed erratic driving and speeding and defendant's eyes were bloodshot, speech was slurred, breath smelled of alcohol, gait was unsteady, and liquor was found in the car
  • evidence overwhelming and no comment on silence in closing argument

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