Steward v. State

BARTEAU, Judge.

William A. Steward appeals the trial court's finding that he refused to submit to a chemical test for intoxication in connection with a traffic stop. Steward raises three issues on appeal. Because we reverse, we address only the issue whether a chemical test is "offered" and refused under the Indiana Implied Consent Law when a driver is asked to provide a urine sample to the arresting officer at the jail where the driver is being held, and the driver does not provide the sample.

FACTS

On Friday, April 9, 1998, Steward was stopped by Indiana State Police officer Mar-cla Dodge on a…