People v. District Court of Seventeenth Judicial District

The People brought this original proceeding pursuant to C.A.R. 21, seeking relief in the nature of prohibition. We issued a rule to show cause and now make the rule absolute, granting relief as explained more fully below.

A full exposition of the proceedings before the respondent court, which have extended over a period of nearly four years, is necessary. On *67May 18, 1976, the driver’s license of Victor Ralph Binkley (“Binkley”) was revoked by the Department of Revenue (“department”) pursuant to the “implied consent” statute. The revocation occurred after a hearing at which testimonial and…