Legal Opinion

State, Department of Public Safety v. Wiehle

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided November 30, 1979No. 49408PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TODD, Justice.

Dennis Earl Wiehle was arrested by a citizen on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI). While he was being transported by the police for chemical testing, he became unconscious and was taken to the hospital. There, at the direction of the police, a blood sample was taken. Wiehle’s license was suspended under Minnesota’s implied consent law. The suspension order was sustained by the trial court whose decision was affirmed by an appeals panel of the district court. We affirm.

On July 13, 1977, Wiehle was involved in a hit-and-run automobile accident. He was arrested by a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Prideaux v. State Dept. of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
  2. State v. OeveringSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  3. State v. GallahueSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978

3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Tyler v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  2. State v. AguirreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
  3. Humenansky v. Minnesota Board of Medical ExaminersCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
  4. Goodman v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2002
  5. Parsons v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992

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