Legal Opinion

Lytle v. State Dept. of Licensing

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 25, 1999No. 16910-3-IIIPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSchultheis, C.J.

— Howard Lytle appeals the Department of Licensing’s (DOL) revocation of his driver’s license under RCW 46.20.308 (the implied consent law) for his refusal to take a breath analysis test to determine his blood alcohol content. Mr. Lytle contends the DOL revocation hearing violated his due process rights because he was denied a meaningful opportunity to be heard. We agree.

The majority of the underlying facts are undisputed by *359the parties. Late in the evening of June 28, 1996, off-duty Spokane County Deputy Sheriff T. Greenfield heard a vehicle skid and observed the vehicle resting across both…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. State v. StorhoffWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. StorhoffWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Gibson v. Department of LicensingCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1989
  5. State v. WhitneyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1995

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Kempke v. Kansas Department of RevenueSupreme Court of Kansas · 2006
  2. Alforde v. Department of LicensingCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
  3. Alforde v. State, Dept. of LicensingCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
  4. Martin v. Department of LicensingCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
  5. Weekly v. Department of LicensingCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001

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