MATTER OF TRIPLETT

No. 18044.

804 P.2d 922 (1990)

119 Idaho 193

In the Matter of the Suspension of the Driver's License of Lane Paul TRIPLETT, Defendant. Lane Paul TRIPLETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE of Idaho, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

Petition for Review Denied February 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brauner, Meredith & Coffel, P.A., Caldwell, for petitioner-appellant. William J. Brauner, Caldwell, argued.

Jim Jones, Atty. Gen., Myrna A.I. Stahman, Deputy Atty. Gen., (argued), Boise, for respondent.


BURNETT, Justice.*

This case involves the suspension of a driver's license. The dispositive question is whether there is a constitutional right to counsel when a driver is requested by a law enforcement officer, pursuant to I.C. § 18-8002, to take a blood-alcohol test. Adhering to decisions of the Idaho Supreme Court, we are constrained to hold that there is no such right. However, we invite our Supreme Court to reexamine the issue...

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