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Dunn v. Petit

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided July 18, 1978No. 77-342-M.P., 77-279-M.PPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBevilacqua, C.J.

These two certiorari proceedings have been consolidated because they present a single, similar substantive issue: whether a motor vehicle operator believed on reasonable grounds to have been driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of G.L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) §31-27-2 has a constitutional right to consult with an attorney before deciding whether to submit to a breathalyzer test requested by a police officer under Rhode Island’s implied-consent law, §31-27-2.1. We will refer to the petitioners, Thomas F. Dunn, Jr., and Douglas Wilbour, as Dunn and Wilbour…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Bell v. BursonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Dixon v. LoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. People v. SudduthCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State of Iowa v. John Arthur Senn Jr.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  2. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
  3. State v. HochDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. State v. LockeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
  5. In Re KeanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987

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