Parsons v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This appeal concerns an interpretation and application of the implied consent statute of the Omnibus DWI Act. The appellant, Jeffrey O. Parsons, was charged with driving while intoxicated, running a red light, and violation of implied consent. The first two charges were dismissed. He appealed his conviction for violating the implied consent statute, and the circuit court affirmed that conviction in a bench trial. We affirm the result reached by the circuit court, but for different reasons.

On January 25,1992, at about 4:30 a.m., appellant Parsons was stopped by…