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DUNN v. PETIT

Nos. 77-342-M.P., 77-279-M.P.

388 A.2d 809 (1978)

Thomas J. DUNN, Jr. v. Eugene P. PETIT, Jr., Registrar. Douglas WILBOUR v. Eugene P. PETIT, Jr., Registrar.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nugent & Nugent, J. Joseph Nugent, Sr., Providence, for Thomas J. Dunn, Jr.

William G. Savastano, Woonsocket, for Douglas Wilbour.

F. Thomas O'Halloran, Providence, for respondent.

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

These two certiorari proceedings have been consolidated because they present a single, similar substantive issue: whether a motor vehicle operator believed on reasonable grounds to have been driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of G.L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) § 31-27-2 has a constitutional right to consult with an attorney before deciding whether...

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