Title: McVey v. Pritt, Commissioner of the WV DMV  (dissenting)

State: west-virginia

Issuer: West Virginia Supreme Court

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FILED December 15, 2005 released at 3:00 p.m. RORY L. PERRY II, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA No. 32581 – Joseph W. McVey v. Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles Starcher, J., dissenting: I am not persuaded that the Legislature, when it decided to create the “.02-.08 blood alcohol level suspension” for drivers under twenty-one, intended that a subsequent offense, when a person is over 21, would mean an automatic ten-year license suspension. Absent clear statutory language evidencing such a Legislative intent, I would not infer it – as the majority has done. Accordingly, I dissent.