CHARLES WARE'S TOP 12 MARYLAND, D.C,. AND U.S.SUPREME COURT DUI CASES : A PRIMER

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CHARLES WARE'S TOP 12 MARYLAND, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND U.S.      SUPREME COURT DUI CASES : A PRIMER :

                                               MARYLAND
1. Motor Vehicle Administration v. April Marie Deering, Maryland Court of Appeals, No. 52, September Term, 2013, Decided May 21, 2014.

Decision:  A driver who is stopped by a police officer on suspicion of drunk driving, who is asked to take a breath test (breathalyzer) under the "implied consent administrative  per se law', and whose license is administratively suspended under that law as a result of an adverse test result or a refusal to take the test is not entitled to have the suspension set aside on the ground that the driver was not permitted to consult counsel when deciding whether to take the test.

                                          DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
2. Reynard Eaglin v. District of Columbia, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, No. 14-CT-279, Decided August 27, 2015.

Decision :  Appellant Eaglin  was found guilty of DUI in the District of Columbia and given an "enhanced sentence" of jail time, pursuant to D.C. Code Section 50-2206.13, as an individual who the court decided qualified for such as a result of a "prior offense" of DUI in Maryland. Apparently there was no dispute that Mr. Eaglin had "pled guilty" to a prior DUI in Maryland. The Court concluded that Mr. Eaglin's plea of guilty to DUI in a different jurisdiction (Maryland) rendered him a "prior offender" under D.C. Code Section 50-2206.13.

                                    UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

3. Missouri v. McNeely, 596 U.S. ____ (2013).
4. South Dakota v. Neville, 522 U.S. 136 (1997).
5. Pennsylvania v. Muniz, 496 U.S. 582 (1990).
6. Michigan v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990).
7. Blanton v. North Las Vegas, 489 v. 538 (1989).
8. California v. Trombetta, 467 U.S. 479 (1984).
9. Bell v. Burson,, 402 U.S. 535 (1971).
10. Schmerber v. California,, 384 U.S. 757 (1966).
11. Morissette v. United States, 342 U.S. 246 (1952).
12. Rochin v. California, 342 U.S. 165 (1952).

[ For cases 3 to 12, also review  California attorney and author Lawrence Taylor's " Top 10 U.S. Supreme Court DUI cases "]