Johnson v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

This case involves a consideration of the Arkansas implied consent law, codified at Ark. Code Ann. §§ 5-65-202, 5-65-205 (Supp. 1991), and the effectiveness of a. waiver of trial by jury. We hold that the appellant effectively waived his right to trial by jury and that his assessments of our implied consent law and a police implied-consent admonition form are of no moment.

The appellant, Mickie Gean Johnson, was arrested by State Trooper Mark Meadows on July 26, 1991, for driving while intoxicated, fleeing, and violation of the implied consent law. He was tried in…