DUI Charges Dismissed After Legal Error
A legal blunder by the prosecutor prompted a judge Monday to dismiss DUI charges against a Centre Hall man.
David Baird Jr., 39, of 351 Greens Valley Road, had been charged with DUI and a summary following an arrest earlier this year. Police said he had a blood alcohol content of .30 percent, more than three times the legal limit to drive in Pennsylvania.
However, during his trial Monday, Centre County Assistant District Attorney Lance Marshall failed to ask a police witness to identify Baird as the defendant.
Defense attorney Phil Masorti, realizing Marshall’s error, asked for and was granted a dismissal of the charges by Centre County Judge Bradley P. Lunsford.
Baird cannot be retried.
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