Legal Opinion
Wilder v. Turner
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2007No. 06-1092PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
This civil rights action arises out of a traffic stop and arrest of Plaintiff for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). We are asked to decide whether an officer has probable cause to arrest a driver that refuses to submit to a roadside sobriety test after the officer observes certain indicia of alcohol consumption. The district court said no and denied the officer qualified immunity. A jury subsequently returned a verdict against the officer. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We hold the officer had probable cause to arrest the driver…
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