ESPINOZA v. STATE EX REL. DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. S-11-0291.

280 P.3d 1226 (2012)

2012 WY 101

Patrick R. ESPINOZA, Appellant (Petitioner), v. STATE of Wyoming, ex rel., WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellee (Respondent).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: R. Michael Vang of Fleener & Vang LLC, Laramie, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Gregory A. Phillips , Wyoming Attorney General; Robin Sessions Cooley , Deputy Attorney General; Douglas J. Moench , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Kristin M. Nuss , Senior Assistant Attorney General.

Before KITE, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ.


KITE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] After stopping Patrick R. Espinoza for failing to maintain a single lane of travel while driving on Interstate 80 (I-80) in Laramie, Wyoming, an Albany County Sheriff's deputy arrested Mr. Espinoza for driving while under the influence of alcohol. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) suspended Mr. Espinoza's driver's license, and he objected. At the contested case hearing, Mr. Espinoza claimed the deputy was not justified...

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