Dawson v. Secretary of State

On July 2, 1970, an officer of the Detroit Police Department placed the plaintiff, Herman Jean Dawson, under arrest for drunken driving following the officer’s investigation of a traffic accident. Mr. Dawson, the plaintiff herein, refused to take a breath test after being informed of the consequences of such refusal. The arresting officer then filled out a report on a form furnished by the Department of State for this purpose. (See MCLA 257.625d; MSA 9.2325[4].) The officer signed the report and handed it to a Detroit police sergeant who signed it as "clerk of record”. The officér did not,…