Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Brian L. ADAMSON, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-02-02
Citations: 444 So. 2d 579
Docket Number: No. 82-1652
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Brian L. ADAMSON, Appellee.
Judges: DAUKSCH and SHARP, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 444
Pages: 579–580

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Brian L. ADAMSON, Appellee.
No. 82-1652.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Feb. 2, 1984.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Mark C. Menser, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellant.
James C. Weart, P.A., Sanford, for appel-lee.

Opinion:
FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.
The state appeals from an order ruling that section 316.1932(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1982) is unconstitutional. This section provides that "[t]he refusal to submit to a chemical breath . test upon the request of a law enforcement officer as provided in this section shall be admissible into evidence in any criminal proceeding."
Appellee Adamson was arrested in August, 1982, and charged with driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages. He refused to submit to a breathalyzer test after being requested to do so by the arresting officer.
We find South Dakota v. Neville, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 916, 74 L.Ed.2d 748 (1983) (which was issued while this case was pending on appeal) to be controlling and therefore reverse the trial court's order. See also Pardo v. State, 429 So.2d 1313 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).
REVERSED.
DAUKSCH and SHARP, JJ., concur.