Legal Opinion

Tiernan v. State, Department of Transportation

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 14, 2011No. S-11-0058PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KITE, Chief Justice.

[T1] A Wyoming State Trooper stopped William Seott Tiernan on suspicion of driving while impaired after he observed Mr. Tier nan's vehicle cross the center line and the fog line a couple of times. The trooper conducted field sobriety tests and arrested Mr. Tiernan for driving under the influence of alcohol. Mr. Tiernan refused to submit to chemical testing and the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) advised him that it intended to suspend his driver's license. Mr. Tiernan requested a hearing during which he argued the trooper was not justified in stopping him. The…

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