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Graham v. State

Citations

  • 633 P.2d 211
  • 1981 Alas. LEXIS 529

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  • meaningful hearing requires presence of arresting officer where grounds for officer’s belief that person was operating vehicle while intoxicated is at issue
  • there is no right to have counsel present before being required to take a breathalyzer
  • defendant motorist has the burden of showing that he or she was in fact confused by warnings given by the police
  • defendant motorist has the burden of showing that he or she was in fact confused by warnings given by the police
  • first citing Etheredge v. Bradley, 502 P.2d 146 (Alaska 1972); then citing Frontier Saloon, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Bd., 524 P.2d 657 (Alaska 1974)
  • both majority and dissent strongly intimated that there was no right to consult counsel prior to determining whether to take a breathalyzer examination

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Judges: Rabinowitz, Con-Nor, Burke, Matthews, Compton

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