388 Toops Case

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The driver of the car panicked at the sight of policemen and in dove into the back seat. Toops drove for some space even though he was intoxicated at when the car began to careen out of control and caught the steering wheel. Toops was eventually convicted of Count I Using A Vehicle While Intoxicated, Count II Using A Vehicle With 10% Or More Of Alcohol In Blood, Count III Using A Vehicle While Intoxicated With A Previous Violation Of Operating While Intoxicated, and Count IV Using A Vehicle With 10% Or More Alcohol In Blood With A Previous Breach Of Using A Vehicle While Intoxicated. * 388 Toops appeals raising four issues for our review. But because one issue is dispositive we address it only: whether the trial court erred in rejecting the

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