Turner v. Secretary of State

[¶ 1] The Secretary of State suspended Michael A. Turner’s commercial driving license for a period of three years based on its finding, pursuant to a blood-alcohol test, that Turner had operated a commercial vehicle with a blood-alcohol level in excess of 0.04%. Turner petitioned for judicial review pursuant to M.R. Civ. P. 80C, and the Superior Court (Somerset County, Nivison, J.) vacated the Secretary of State’s decision. The Secretary of State appealed. We hold that the police officer had sufficient probable cause to require Turner to take a blood-alcohol test, and we therefore vacate the…