Legal Opinion

McGarry v. Costello

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided December 2, 1969No. 122-69PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHolden, C.J.

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari. The proceedings we are called upon to review resulted from the petitioner’s refusal to submit to the testing procedures provided in motor vehicle statutes, commonly referred to as the “implied consent law.” The question presented concerns 23 V.S.A. §§ 1188 and 1191.

§ 1188. Consent to blood test implied

Any person who operates or attempts to operate a motor vehicle upon a public highway in this state is deemed to have given his consent to submit to a chemical test of his blood or such other test as herein provided for the purpose of determining the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. The West River Bridge Company v. DIXSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  2. Prucha v. Department of Motor VehiclesNebraska Supreme Court · 1961
  3. State v. BallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1962
  4. State v. MuzzySupreme Court of Vermont · 1964
  5. State v. DellveneriSupreme Court of Vermont · 1969

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. StrongSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
  2. State v. LundSupreme Court of Vermont · 1984
  3. State v. MaraSupreme Court of Vermont · 2009
  4. State v. MastalerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1971
  5. State v. OrvisSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983

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