Legal Opinion
Paterson v. Department of Motor Vehicles
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 6, 1985No. A027469PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, Acting P. J.
Vehicle Code section 13352, subdivision (5), provides that one who, within a period of five years, has suffered three convictions under Vehicle Code section 23152 (the so-called misdemeanor “drunk driving” statute), shall have his driver’s license suspended for three years.
Plaintiif Paterson, a medical doctor, was such a person. He had suffered drunk driving convictions on December 2, 1980, June 28, 1982 and August 24, 1983. Following his last such conviction the Motor Vehicle Department (Department) suspended his driver’s license, without previous notice or…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Brown v. MerloCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Burg v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- Hernandez v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- Hough v. McCarthyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by4 opinions
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