Schmidtbauer v. Commissioner of Public Safety

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Appellant was arrested for driving while under the influence and refused to take a breath test. He challenges authority of the arresting officer outside his municipality, argues that Minnesota’s implied consent law is an unlawful bill of attainder, and claims he was entitled to a jury trial in the court proceedings. The trial court sustained revocation of his license and he appeals from the order. We affirm.

FACTS

On April 30, 1985, a police officer for the City of Ramsey observed a vehicle turn without signaling, roll through a stop sign, and then proceed at a slow rate…