DIAZ v. BERNINI

No. CR-18-0250-PR.

435 P.3d 457 (2019)

811 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 12

Alexis Marie DIAZ, Petitioner, v. Hon. Deborah BERNINI, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Pima, Respondent, and The State of Arizona, Tucson City Prosecutor's Office, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed February 28, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary C. Trejo , Chief Public Defender, Tucson Public Defender's Office, Kristina Bohn (argued), Deputy Public Defender, Tucson, Attorneys for Alexis Marie Diaz.

Michelle L. Behan (argued), Behan Ramsell, P.L.L.C., Tucson, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

Michael G. Rankin , Tucson City Attorney, Alan L. Merritt , Deputy City Attorney, Jennifer Stash , Mari L. Worman (argued), Prosecuting City Attorneys, Tucson, Attorneys for State of Arizona and Tucson City Prosecutors Office

JUSTICE PELANDER authored the opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BALES, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, and JUSTICES TIMMER, BOLICK, GOULD, and LOPEZ joined.


¶1 Under Arizona's implied consent statute, a law enforcement officer may obtain a blood or breath sample from a person arrested for driving under the influence ("DUI") only if the arrestee expressly agrees to the test. We today hold that, apart from any constitutional considerations, the statute itself...

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