It's about time! Utah Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that stated techniques used for judging inebriated drivers are not fit to judge whether or not someone is publicly intoxicated. This is a big deal! Stings run by the UDABC have sited people who blow a .08 as publicly intoxicated, or worse, even if the accused never intended to drive. There is a big difference between someone deemed unfit to drive an automobile, and someone who is generally a danger to themselves or others. This seems like common sense to most people with any cognoscente ability, but now the obvious has been upheld by the Utah Supreme Court. Hopefully the UDBAC will now reign in their sting operations which were becoming a blight on lawful small business owners who want to sell alcohol.
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_10766983
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