James v. Director of Revenue

CROW, Presiding Judge.

Frederick Emmet James, Jr. (“James”) appeals from a judgment affirming the suspension of his driver’s license by the Director of Revenue (“the Director”). James maintains the circuit court erred in (1) reviewing the decision of an administrative hearing officer instead of entering judgment based on evidence presented to the circuit court, and (2) basing the judgment on the results of a “breath test” obtained by coercion and in violation of James’ right to consult counsel.

The saga began at 11:37 p.m., January 2, 1988, when a police officer stopped a motor vehicle being…