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· 10/20/1983

State v. Sowers

Citations

  • 442 So. 2d 239

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a suspected drunk driver's refusal to submit to a blood alcohol test can be used as evidence in a criminal case and its admission does not violate either the Florida Constitution or the United States Constitution
  • Section 316.1932(1)(a), Florida Statutes, making refusal to submit to blood alcohol tests admissible after warning of adverse consequences, not unconstitutional under reasoning of South Dakota v. Neville
  • which was rendered one day after issuance of the circuit court’s order in this case
  • suspected drunk driver’s refusal to submit to a blood alcohol test can be used as evidence in a criminal case, and its admission does not violate defendant’s constitutional rights

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Judges: Dauksch

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