State of Maine v. Billy L. Beaulieu

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Beaulieu’s motion to dismiss his criminal OUI charge because his asserted immunity under Maine’s Good Samaritan statute was not triggered. The statute requires a call for assistance made because the caller suspected a drug-related overdose and a response to the location of a medical emergency; the evidence showed only a concern about a nonspecific medical event and did not establish a medical emergency. The court also held that the interlocutory appeal was reviewable under the death-knell exception to the final judgment rule.