Bowlin v. State

This is an appeal from the trial court’s determination in a proceeding to suspend defendant Bowlin’s driver’s license for his refusal to take a test for intoxication pursuant to the Indiana implied consent statute, IC 1971, 9-4-4.5.

Bowlin asserts three errors: (a) That the test was not offered prior to his arrest; (b) that the arresting officer lacked probable cause; and (c) that the officer did not deliver Bowlin’s driver’s license to the judge as required by the statute. We find no reversible error.

The implied consent statute provides in part:

“Any law enforcement officer authorized to…