State v. Mastaler

This is a petition for a writ of extraordinary relief (certiorari) brought by the state’s attorney for the County of Windham. Its purpose is to review the proceedings in the District Court, Unit No. 6, Windham- Circuit, brought against the petitionee on the question of the suspension of his operator’s license under what is known as the “implied consent law”, 23 V.S.A. §§ 1201-1210. The suspension action followed petitionee’s arrest on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. After hearing, the court entered a judgment adverse to the state, ruling…