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Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Adam M. Blackman

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided July 7, 2017No. 2015AP000450-CRPublished

1DissentPatience Drake Roggensack, C.J.

¶ 95. Wisconsin's legislature repeatedly has enacted laws to lessen the carnage that drunk drivers inflict on those who use Wisconsin roads. Today, the majority opinion overturns legislation that holds those who drive with a prohibited alcohol concentration responsible for the injuries they cause by violating a traffic law when their intoxication is not readily apparent.

*374¶ 96. The majority opinion errs for three reasons: Adam M. Blackman's consent to blood tests was not obtained by law enforcement coercion; the majority opinion misinterprets the relevant statutes; and Deputy Sheriff Abler…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Illinois v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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