Legal Opinion

Askins v. James

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 16, 1982No. WD 33383PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANFORD, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment affirming the action of the Director of Revenue in revoking a motor vehicle operator’s license for refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test. The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Two points are presented on this appeal, which charge that the trial court erred in (1) ruling that appellant had the burden of proving he refused to take a breathalyzer examination; and (2) finding that there was sufficient evidence of a refusal to take a breathalyzer examination.

In summary, the record reveals that appellant was operating his motor…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Spradling v. DeimekeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
  3. Stenzel v. State, Department of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. State v. ByerlyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. Arnold v. Director of Department of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Kinzenbaw v. Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 2001
  2. Hawk v. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MO.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. Bennett v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. James v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Kitchens v. Missouri Pacific RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987

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