Legal Opinion
Smith v. State Ex Rel. Department of Public Safety
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 24, 1984No. 61229PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
Two questions are presented on appeal: (1) Did the arresting officer effect a valid arrest which invoked the Implied Consent Statute, 47 O.S.1981 §§ 751 et seq., and (2) was the evidence presented to the District Court sufficient to support its judgment? We answer both questions in the affirmative, and affirm the judgment of the District Court.
On May 20, 1983, at approximately 1:30 a.m., a police officer of the City of Yukon, Oklahoma, observed appellant, Susan Ann Smith (driver) stop her vehicle thirty feet short of a red light. The officer saw her, after the light turned…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Application of BaggettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
- White v. Oklahoma Department of Public SafetySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. SharpensteenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Maxwell v. Samson Resources Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1993
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