Legal Opinion

Application of Hendrix

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided September 11, 1975No. 46760PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHTMIRE, Judge.

Appellant’s refusal of a chemical test to determine the alcoholic content of his blood after being arrested without a warrant in his sister’s front yard “for public drunk” resulted in a revocation of his driver’s license by both the Department of Public Safety and the District Court of Oklahoma County. He prosecutes this appeal contending that the request for a blood test was ineffective because his arrest was unlawful.

On March 6, 1973, shortly after four o’clock in the afternoon on an Oklahoma City street, one Mr. Hedge reported to the police the description of a man and a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Application of BaggettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
  2. Coffey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1927
  3. Appeal of TuckerCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1975
  4. Mayes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1945

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. White v. Oklahoma Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  2. State v. RunnerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Barrett v. ThorneycroftArizona Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Findlay v. City of TulsaCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977

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