Legal Opinion
Ruffenach v. Commissioner of Public Safety
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided February 28, 1995No. C7-93-1338PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARTIN J. MANSUR, Judge. *
Thomas Ruffenach appeals 1 from an order sustaining the revocation of his driving privileges, arguing that the arresting officer’s failure to advise him of his statutory right to additional independent chemical testing violated his right to due process by precluding him from preserving potentially exculpatory evidence.
FACTS
The parties stipulated to the following facts. On April 1, 1993, Roseville police arrested Thomas Ruffenach for driving while under the influence of alcohol. At the station, the police read the Minnesota Implied Consent Advisory. Ruffenach…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- South Dakota v. NevilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- MacKey v. MontrymSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Friedman v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
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3Cited by10 opinions
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