Legal Opinion

Witeka v. Director of Revenue

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided January 16, 1996No. 67526PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAROHL, Judge.

Petitioner, Steven Witeka, appeals from a denial of his request for review of the revocation of his driver’s license based on his alleged refusal to take a breathalyzer test. Witeka argues his effort to contact an attorney was impeded. We affirm.

On October 16, 1994, Witeka was stopped for speeding in Shelby County. The arresting officer, Trooper Donald Schmitz, suspected intoxication and administered field sobriety tests. He testified Witeka passed the alphabet portion of the field sobriety test; was given the finger to nose test, regarding which Schmitz made no notation; and he…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Wall v. HolmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Albrecht v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. McMurray v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Coffman v. PowellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. Christensen v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Cortner v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. Crabtree v. Director of RevenueMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. State v. YarbroughMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011

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