Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Charnes
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 15, 1987No. 85SA469PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Chief Justice.
The Department of Revenue (department) suspended the driver’s license of the appellant, Gerald Ryan, for accumulation of excessive points for traffic violations, and the district court affirmed the order of suspension. Ryan challenges the order of suspension on the basis that he did not receive constitutionally adequate notice of the prior traffic violations on which the suspension hearing was predicated and that the department acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner in entering the suspension order. 1 We affirm the judgment.
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In November, 1982, Ryan received a notice…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Elizondo v. STATE, DEPT. OF REVENUE, ETC.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- State v. LaughlinSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- Ault v. Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Klingbeil v. State, Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle DivisionSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Thurber v. CharnesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
3Cited by2 opinions
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