Legal Opinion

Seders v. Powell, Comr. of Motor Vehicles

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 6, 1979No. 20PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARLTON, Justice.

We are presented by plaintiff with three arguments on this appeal: (1) That the lower courts misconstrued G.S. 2046.2(a)(4) to impose an absolute 30 minute time limit in which one charged with driving under the influence has an opportunity to consult with a lawyer, (2) that the evidence in the instant case does not support the trial court’s finding that plaintiff willfully refused to submit to the breathalyzer test, and (3) that there is a constitutional right to confer with counsel prior to taking the breathalyzer test and the 30 minute time limit is both irrational and a…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Knutton v. CofieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
  3. Matter of BanksSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  4. Williams v. Pilot Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  5. State v. HartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Trustees of Rowan Technical College v. J. Hyatt Hammond Associates Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  2. Fowler v. ValencourtSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993
  3. Sites v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
  4. Forte v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. State v. OliverSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1996

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