Legal Opinion
Busch v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided July 18, 2000No. C8-99-2124PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PORITSKY, Judge. **
Driver challenges the district court’s decision sustaining the revocation of his driver’s license under the implied consent law, arguing that his right to counsel was not vindicated. Because we agree with the district court that the driver’s conduct subsequent to requesting.an attorney constituted a retraction of his request and a refusal to test, we affirm.
FACTS
On July 9, 1999, appellant Randy Lee Busch was arrested for DWI. Immediately upon beihg arrested, he laughed, smiled, and told arresting officer Jeff Tate, “I want to talk to my attorney.”
Officer Tate…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Friedman v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- Prideaux v. State Dept. of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Holtz v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1983
- Kuhn v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
- Dehn v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Rita Ann Stevens v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014
- Mogard v. City of LaramieWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. NetlandCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2007
- Rita Ann Stevens v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014