Legal Opinion
Parsons v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 11, 1992No. C4-92-508PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHORT, Judge.
The driver’s license of Sarah Starr Parsons was revoked pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 169.123, subd. 4 (1990). Upon her petition for review of that revocation, the trial court ordered the revocation rescinded. On appeal, the Commissioner of Public Safety argues Parsons’ limited right to counsel was vindicated when she was provided access to a telephone and telephone books and was allowed over forty minutes in which to consult an attorney. We agree and reverse.
FACTS
Parsons was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol and was transported to the Eden Prairie…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Friedman v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- State, Department of Public Safety v. JuncewskiSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Prideaux v. State Dept. of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Nyflot v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. SuazoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Davis v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
- State v. MellettCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
- Groe v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2000
- Mell v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
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