Title: Snyder v. Director, N.D. Dep't of Transportation

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

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Snyder v. Director, N.D. Dep't of Transportation  Court Description: Appeal from judgment reversing Department of Transportation decision suspending driving privileges is summarily reversed under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(b) and Beylund v. Levi, 2017 ND 30. IN THE SUPREME COURT STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA 2017 ND 37 Dennis Merle Snyder, Appellee v. Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation, Appellant No. 20160321 Appeal from the District Court of Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Bruce B. Haskell, Judge. REVERSED. Per Curiam. Michael R. Hoffman, P.O. Box 1056, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-1056, for appellee. Douglas B. Anderson, Office of Attorney General, 500 North Ninth Street, Bismarck, N.D. 58501-4509, for appellant. Snyder v. Director, N.D. Dep't of TransportationNo. 20160321 Per Curiam. [¶1] The Department of Transportation appealed from a district court judgment reversing the Department's decision suspending Dennis Snyder's driving privileges for 365 days. Snyder appealed the Department's decision to the district court, arguing his consent to the warrantless blood test was not voluntary and he was coerced by the implied consent advisory and the threat of criminal prosecution for refusal to submit to testing. The district court reversed the Department's decision, citing Birchfield v. North Dakota, 136 S. Ct. 2160 (2016). The Department argues the results of the warrantless blood test should not be excluded and the district court's decision should be reversed. We summarily reverse the judgment under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(b) and Beylund v. Levi, 2017 ND 30, and reinstate the suspension of Snyder's driving privileges. [¶2] Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. Jerod E. Tufte Carol Ronning Kapsner Lisa Fair McEvers Daniel J. Crothers