STATE v. HALL

No. 55435.

203 N.W.2d 375 (1973)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. James David HALL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 17, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reynoldson, Brown & Van Werden, Osceola, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., Raymond W. Sullins, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Richard R. Ramsey, Clarke County Atty., for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, UHLENHOPP and HARRIS, JJ.


UHLENHOPP, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether refusal to submit to a breath test for intoxication is admissible in evidence when the test itself would not be admissible had it been taken.

Defendant was arrested by a law enforcement officer who claimed that defendant was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants. Without first offering defendant a blood test, the officer requested defendant to take a breath test. Defendant refused...

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