Legal Opinion

Petricka v. Department of Motor Vehicles

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 18, 2001No. A090302PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MARCHIANO, J.

Respondent James A. Petricka was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (Veh. Code, § 23152). A chemical test of his blood revealed a blood-alcohol level of .15 percent. Appellant Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suspended Petricka’s driver’s license after an administrative hearing. Petricka sought judicial review of the suspension by a petition for writ of mandate, in which he argued that the DMV had failed to prove that his blood sample had been properly collected according to applicable law. The DMV argued that the presumption of Evidence Code section…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
  2. Lake v. ReedCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
  3. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Davenport v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  5. Imachi v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  5. Taxara v. GutierrezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003

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