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Nugent v. Iowa Department of Transportation

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 23, 1986No. 85-1077PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Martin Matthew Nugent appeals from district court’s decision upholding revocation of his driver’s license. We affirm.

Plaintiff was the driver of a car involved in a single vehicle, personal injury accident on March 27, 1984. After noting plaintiff’s bloodshot eyes and the odor of his breath, a deputy sheriff requested that plaintiff submit to a blood-alcohol chemical test pursuant to our Implied Consent Law, Iowa Code chapter 321B. Plaintiff consented and the deputy escorted him to the hospital.

The testing indicated a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.102 in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. SchlemmeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  2. Heidemann v. SweitzerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  3. State v. RuckerSuperior Court of Delaware · 1972
  4. State v. BjornsenNebraska Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Le Mars Mutual Insurance Co. of Iowa v. BonnecroySupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Barcott v. State, Department of Public SafetyAlaska Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Johnson v. JunkmannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1986
  3. Haynes v. State, Department of Public SafetyAlaska Supreme Court · 1993
  4. State v. KuhlNebraska Supreme Court · 2008
  5. State v. FinchSupreme Court of Kansas · 2011

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