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State v. Shepard

Citations

  • 481 N.W.2d 560
  • 1992 Minn. LEXIS 75
  • 1992 WL 45835

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  • explaining that as the finder of fact the jury was free to credit defendant’s testimony about post-driving alcohol consumption, but was not obliged to do so
  • noting “intoxication is a ‘common reason’ people leave the scene of accidents” and “[p]resumably, if the drinking had occurred after the accident, [the driver] would have said so since that fact obviously would have helped . . . .” (alteration in original)

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Judges: Coyne

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