Stevens v. Arnold

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• holding that statement of arresting officer is admissible in administrative driver’s license revocation hearing
• upholding the admissibility of this evidence against statutory and constitutional challenge
• officer stopped intoxicated driver after seeing her weaving four to five times and drop off the side of the road into a ditch
• “In an administrative hearing conducted by the Division of Motor Vehicles, a statement of an arresting officer, as described in W.Va. Code § 17C-5A-1(b) (2004) (Repl.Vol.2004
• “‘A statutory provision which is clear and unambiguous and plainly expresses the legislative intent will not be interpreted by the courts but will be given full force and effect.’ Syllabus point 2, State v. Epperly, 135 W.Va. 877, 65 S.E.2d 488 (1951).”
• “We point out that the fact that a document is deemed admissible under the statute does not preclude the contents of the document from being challenged during the hearing. Rather, the admission of such a document into evidence merely creates a rebuttable presumption as to its accuracy.”

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