Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Alexis
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 30, 1985No. A020972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SMITH, J.
Jack Ernest Hughes’ driving privileges were ordered suspended by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), after a formal administrative hearing, for his found failure to submit to a chemical test of his blood, breath or urine as required by Vehicle Code section 13353. This appeal by Doris V. Alexis, as Director of the DMV, 2 is from a December 15, 1982, judgment of the superior court granting a peremptory writ of mandate to compel the DMV to set aside its order of suspension. The superior court reasoned, in its statement of decision, that the DMV’s order and supporting findings…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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