DWI implied consent case files, 1978-1982.

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DWI implied consent case files, 1978-1982.

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Mainly records documenting the case of Milo Edward Heddan, et. al. v. Kenneth Dirkswager/John P. Sopsic (both Commissioners of Public Safety), et. al. before the Ramsey County District Court and Minnesota Supreme Court (1982-1983). The case considered the constitutionality of Minnesota's implied consent law, under which the Commissioner of Public Safety may revoke driving privileges from persons for alcohol related offenses. The term "implied consent" derives from the concept that all licensed drivers had implied consent, as a condition of licensure, to submit to an alchohol concentration test under certain circumstances. Refusal or test failure results in license revocation at the time of the stop or arrest. The plaintiffs in Heddan, et. al., in three separate incidents, had their licenses revoked for failing Breathalyzer tests. They argued the implied consent law was unconstitutional because it allows for license revocation without due process of law.

1.4 cu. ft. (1 box and 1 partial box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Minnesota. Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court ceased to maintain judgment books as of July 1, 1982. This action was probably taken with reference to legislation that eliminated the requirement that district court clerks maintain a judgment book (Laws 1981 c121 sl). From the description of Judgment books, 1858-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122472476 Peter Stephen Popovich, a Minnesota lawyer and jurist, was born in November 1920 at Crosby, Minnesota. He received a bachelor's degree f...

Heddan, Milo Edward.

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Sopsic, John P.

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Minnesota. Attorney General. Criminal Division.

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Minnesota. District Court (Hennepin County)

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Dirkswager, Edward J

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Minnesota. District Court (Ramsey County)

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