1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.App.3d
  4. 230 Cal.App.3d
  5. 230 Cal.App.3d 1557 (1991)
 

ELLIS v. PIERCE

Docket No. A051310.

230 Cal.App.3d 1557 (1991)

282 Cal. Rptr. 93

JOHN NORMAN ELLIS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. A.A. PIERCE, as Director, etc., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

June 6, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Ed Kuwatch for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, N. Eugene Hill, Assistant Attorney General, Jose R. Guerrero and Landra E. Rosenthal, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

KING, J.

In this case we hold that the right to be free from double jeopardy is not violated when the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) suspends a driver's license for refusal to take a blood-alcohol test, even though the licensee was convicted of driving under the influence and received a 48-hour "refusal enhancement" for the same conduct. John Norman Ellis appeals from a judgment denying his petition for writ of mandamus...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases