Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 18, 1986No. CR 86-11PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Appellant, Carleton C. Wright, Jr., was charged with driving while intoxicated and refusing to take a breathalyzer test. He was found guilty and sentenced for driving while intoxicated, and his driver’s license was suspended for refusing to take a breathalyzer test. We affirm the conviction for driving while intoxicated but reverse the judgment suspending his driver’s license for refusing to take a breathalyzer test.

There is substantial evidence to support the charge of driving while intoxicated. Dorothy Waters, a trooper, testified that she watched appellant’s car…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wiseman v. SullivanNebraska Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Calvert v. STATE, DEPT. OF REVENUE, MOTOR VEHICLE D.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  3. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
  4. Weatherford v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1985
  5. Swan v. Department of Public SafetyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Forman v. Motor Vehicle AdministrationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  2. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
  3. Lockhart v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2017
  4. State v. DegnanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1991
  5. Blackwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2015

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