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State v. Jones

Citations

  • 340 Md. 235
  • 666 A.2d 128
  • 1995 Md. LEXIS 142

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that separate subjugation of motorist to criminal prosecution and administrative sanctions under § 16-205.1 does not run afoul of double jeopardy prohibition
  • holding that revoking a driver’s license for refusing to take a breath alcohol test was non-punitive because the purpose of the provision was to protect the public from dangerous drivers
  • explaining that professional license suspensions and revocations generally serve remedial, not punitive, purposes
  • temporary administrative suspension of driver's license does not constitute punishment under the law of double jeopardy found in the United States Constitution or under Maryland common law
  • temporary administrative suspension of driver’s license does not constitute punishment under the law of double jeopardy found in the United States Constitution or under Maryland common law
  • “The [United States] Supreme Court has not treated the labels attached to a statute by the legislature as strong indicators of that statute’s purpose.”

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Judges: Murphy

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