Portillo Funes v. State

Walter Elenils Portillo Funes v. State of Maryland, No. 65, September Term, 2019. Opinion by Getty, J. CRIMINAL LAW—DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED—DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE—IMPLIED CONSENT—ADVICE OF RIGHTS—DR-15 FORM— FOREIGN LANGUAGE ADVISEMENT The Court of Appeals held that, when providing advice of rights prior to administering a chemical breath test, police officers must use methods that reasonably convey the warnings and rights in the implied consent statute, § 16-205.1 of the Transportation Article of the Maryland Code. A police officer read in English a DR-15 Advice of Rights form to…