Pickard v. Director of Motor Vehicles

The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the driver’s license of the appellant for a period of 1 year for refusal to submit to a chemical test under the Implied Consent Law. §§ 39-727.03 to 39-727.12, R. R. S. 1943. On appeal, the district court for Scotts Bluff County affirmed the order. The only issue tried was whether the appellant refused to take the test provided for by the Implied Consent Law.

On March 5, 1966, the appellant, David J. Pickard, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. A friend of the appellant, Thomas O. Lally, was a passenger. Appellant was taken to…