State v. Harmon

LANSING, Chief Judge.

Appellant John W. Harmon was detained on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and was asked to submit to a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test. He initially refused, but the police officer continued to urge Harmon to take the test, and he then relented. Before the trial court, Harmon unsuccessfully sought suppression of the BAC test results and dismissal of the charge. On appeal, he contends that the officer’s conduct in persuading Harmon to submit to the test violated Harmon’s Fifth Amendment privilege of self-incrimination, the Fourth Amendment…