State, Department of Public Safety v. Eastman

This case involves the revocation of the driver’s license of Gordon Claire Eastman by the Department of Public Safety (department) after an administrative hearing before a department examiner regarding Eastman’s refusal to submit to a chemical breath test. Upon review by the Circuit Court for the Second Judicial Circuit under the provisions of SDCL Chapter 1-26, the circuit court reversed the decision of the department for failure to make findings of fact and conclusions of law. We reverse and remand the judgment of the circuit court.

On March 26, 1975, Mr. Eastman was arrested for driving…