Legal Opinion

O'Brian v. Commissioner of Public Safety

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided August 13, 1996No. C7-96-513Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KALITOWSKI, Judge.

Appellant Patrick T. O’Brian challenges the revocation of his driver’s license, arguing he reasonably refused to provide the second sample for the Intoxilyzer 5000 breath test because the officer refused to tell O’Brian the results of the first sample.

FACTS

In the early morning hours of December 6, 1995, an officer with the Brooklyn Park Police Department arrested O’Brian for driving under the influence of alcohol. The officer read O’Brian the implied consent advisory several times and O’Brian agreed to submit to testing.

The officer transported O’Brian to the police…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Thiele v. StichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  2. Dehn v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
  3. Johnson v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
  4. Cole v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995

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