Court Error – Abuse of Discretion

By: Derek Hawkins//July 19, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jarred S. Martens

Case No.: 2016AP2384

Officials: BLANCHARD, J

Focus: Court Error – Abuse of Discretion

This is a refusal case. Jarred Martens appeals a judgment imposing a twelve-month revocation of his operating privileges upon a determination that he unreasonably refused to submit to an evidentiary chemical test of his blood under Wisconsin’s implied consent law. Martens contends that the circuit court erred in concluding that a deputy had probable cause to arrest him for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant. I disagree and affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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