Legal Opinion

Coffey v. Shiomoto

California Supreme Court

Decided April 6, 2015No. S213545PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

A California Highway Patrol officer stopped a car driven by plaintiff Ashley Jourdan Coffey after he observed her driving erratically. Four subsequent chemical tests revealed her blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) ranged from 0.08 to 0.096 percent. The officer then confiscated plaintiff’s driver’s license and served her with a notice that her license would be suspended pursuant to Vehicle Code section 13382.1 In an administrative hearing to review the suspension, plaintiff’s expert witness opined that her BAC was rising at the time of the chemical tests, suggesting her BAC…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. GamacheCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  3. The People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Burg v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  5. People v. LeahyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. HarveyCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2019
  2. Murphey v. Shiomoto, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
  3. People v. Yushchuk, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
  4. Bernard v. Department of Motor Vehicles CA3California Court of Appeal · 2016
  5. Evans v. ShiomotoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019

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