Legal Opinion
Swenumson v. Iowa Department of Public Safety
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 19, 1973No. 56059PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Justice.
This is an appeal from trial court’s judgment revoking plaintiff’s driver’s license for 180 days because of his refusal to submit to a chemical test under the implied consent law, chapter 32IB, The Code. We affirm.
The sole issue is whether plaintiff refused to take the test within the meaning of § 321B.7, The Code.
A peace officer is authorized to request a specified chemical test of a “person who operates a motor vehicle in this state upon a public highway, under such circumstances as to give reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been operating a motor vehicle…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gottschalk v. SueppelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- State v. PandoliNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1970
- Deaner v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1969
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Prideaux v. State Dept. of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- State v. VietorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
- Taylor v. Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
- Toby Joseph Welch v. Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle DivisionSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
- Seders v. Powell, Comr. of Motor VehiclesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
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