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Loughran v. SUPERIOR COURT OF MARICOPA

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided April 22, 1985No. 18031-SAPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMERON, Justice.

This is a petition for special action to review a decision of the Superior Court of Maricopa County, the Honorable Bernard Dougherty, refusing to stay the revocation of petitioner’s driver’s license. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Article 6, § 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution, and Rules 4 and 8(a), Arizona Rules of Procedure for Special Actions, 17A A.R.S.

We must answer two questions on appeal:

1. Is the revocation of a driver’s license pursuant to A.R.S. § 28-445 a civil or criminal penalty?

2. Did the Arizona Department of Transportation properly revoke petitioner’s license?

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Campbell v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1971
  2. Gottschalk v. SueppelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
  3. Severson v. SueppelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
  4. State v. StarnesOhio Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Prucha v. Department of Motor VehiclesNebraska Supreme Court · 1961

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. NicholsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1991
  2. Parsons v. Arizona Department of Health ServicesCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2017
  3. Bade v. Arizona Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
  4. Collyer v. State of New Mexico Taxation & Revenue DepartmentNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Carlson v. Arizona Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1985

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