State v. Ferm

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• observing that an “inference of consciousness of guilt” is a “reasonable and permissible inference[] from evidence of [a] refusal” to submit to field sobriety tests
• observing that an \inference of consciousness of guilt\ is a \reasonable and permissible inference[] from evidence of [a] refusal\ to submit to field sobriety tests
• upholding OVUII conviction based, inter alia, on trial court's finding that the defendant's refusal to submit to FST was indicative of guilt
• evidence that defendant's breath smelled like alcoholic beverage, he was unsteady, his eyes were glassy and bloodshot, and his speech was slurred was sufficient to support driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor conviction under HRS § 291-4(a)(1) (Supp. 1998)

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