Legal Opinion

Bell v. North Dakota Department of Transportation

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided May 17, 2012No. 20110201PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CROTHERS, Justice.

[¶1] Cecil H. Bell appeals a district court judgment affirming a North Dakota Department of Transportation decision revoking his driving privileges for one year. Bell argues he was denied his statutory right to consult with an attorney before deciding whether to submit to a chemical test. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] On October 2, 2010, at approximately 6:27 p.m., North Dakota Highway Patrol Officer Dolf Oldenburg initiated a traffic stop after observing a motor home driven by Bell cross the fog line several times. Upon making contact with Bell, Oldenburg detected a strong odor of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Kuntz v. State Highway CommissionerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
  3. State v. HaibeckNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Lies v. Director, North Dakota Department of TransportationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Wetzel v. North Dakota Department of TransportationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. McCoy v. North Dakota Department of TransportationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Beylund v. LeviNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
  3. Beylund v. LeviNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Crawford v. Director, North Dakota Department of TransportationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Keller v. North Dakota Department of TransportationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2015

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