Legal Opinion
Villeneuve v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 5, 1988No. C6-87-1161PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEDGWICK, Judge.
The Commissioner of Public Safety revoked the driver’s license of Joan E. Ville-neuve because she refused chemical testing to determine her alcohol concentration. She petitioned for judicial review, arguing that she was physically incapable of refusal. The trial court sustained the revocation and she appeals.
FACTS
On February 17, 1987, at approximately 12:25 a.m., Sergeant David Bennett saw a vehicle in a low ditch in a remote area. He observed that a vehicle had plowed through a snowbank, and he saw appellant standing outside of her vehicle.
Bennett asked appellant to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- South Dakota v. NevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Nyflot v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Tyler v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- State, Department of Public Safety v. WiehleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hughey v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Pokrzywinski v. Director, North Dakota Department of TransportationNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2014
- Heuton v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
- Hughey v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- McDonnell v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990
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