STEINOLFSON v. COM'R OF PUBLIC SAFETY

No. C4-90-2366.

478 N.W.2d 808 (1991)

Steingrimur STEINOLFSON, Petitioner, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

December 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Meshbesher, John J. Leunig, Meshbesher, Birrell & Dunlap, Ltd., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Nancy J. Bode, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for respondent.

Considered at Special Term and decided by WOZNIAK, C.J., and RANDALL and CRIPPEN, JJ.


SPECIAL TERM OPINION

WOZNIAK, Chief Judge.

FACTS

On March 23, 1991, an officer stopped appellant's vehicle for violation of traffic laws. The officer noticed indicia of intoxication and arrested appellant for DWI. He read appellant the implied consent advisory, informing him that if he refused testing, he may be subject to criminal penalties. Appellant did not understand the advisory, and the officer reread it several times.

The officer...

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