Legal Opinion
Briggs v. State, Department of Public Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1987No. S-1243PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
The primary issue here is whether breathalyzer test results suppressed on due process grounds in a criminal prosecution were improperly admitted in a subsequent license revocation hearing.
I. BACKGROUND.
Leonard P. Briggs was stopped and arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI). At the Kodiak police station, he was given a breathalyzer test using an Intoximeter 3000, which produced a printout showing a blood-alcohol content of Q.129%. 1 No breath sample was preserved, nor was Briggs given a blood test to independently verify the breathalyzer test results.
Brig…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Lummus Company v. Commonwealth Oil Refining Company, Inc., Lummus Company v. Honorable Archie O. DawsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Lauderdale v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- United States of America Ex Rel. Leo Anthony Digiangiemo v. Paul J. Regan, Commissioner, New York State Division of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Municipality of Anchorage v. SerranoCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1982
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Pruitt v. State, Department of Public Safety, Division of Motor VehiclesAlaska Supreme Court · 1992
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