State v. Thompson

After Defendant was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, officers asked him to submit to a warrantless blood or urine test. Defendant refused both tests. The State charged Defendant with second-degree test refusal, among other counts. Defendant moved to dismiss the test refusal charge, arguing that the statute was unconstitutional. The district court denied the motion and found Defendant guilty of test refusal. The court of appeals reversed, concluding that charging a defendant with test refusal violates a fundamental right. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the test refusal statute is unconstitutional as applied to Defendant. View "State v. Thompson" on Justia Law