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· 7/9/1982

McNutt v. Superior Court of State of Ariz.

Citations

  • 648 P.2d 122
  • 133 Ariz. 7

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • dismissing case because the police had not allowed the defendant to call his attorney while in custody, and an independent blood-alcohol test taken upon his release two and one-half hours after the traffic stop would have been meaningless
  • dismissal of DWI case with prejudice appropriate where state prevented defendant from obtaining independent blood test
  • police prevented defendant from having attorney arrange independent blood test when attorney available by telephone
  • dismissal is proper remedy for denial of right to counsel in DWI case
  • dismissal is proper remedy for denial of right to counsel in DWI case
  • where the court stated that dismissal of the case with prejudice is the appropriate remedy where the state’s actions foreclosed a fair trial by preventing the defendant from collecting exculpatory evidence which was no longer available

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Judges: Gordon, Holohan, Hays, Cameron, Feldman

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