State v. Turner

OPINION

WHITE, Justice.

Following an acquittal on the charges of driving under the influence of an intoxicant, the trial court determined that Sam Austin Turner had refused to submit to a chemical test to determine the alcoholic content of his blood and, consequently, suspended Turner’s operator’s license for six months pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 56-10-406, the implied consent law. Turner contends that under the statute the accused has the right to choose the type of chemical test and that his offer to take a blood test satisfies the implied consent law despite his refusal to…