Court Opinion

ID: 9863772
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-25 05:53:49.194207+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:04:18.604023
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BURNETT, Judge,
specially concurring upon denial of petition for rehearing.*
The state has expressed a concern that our opinion might be read to hold that an officer cannot make a DUI arrest unless he has seen impaired driving. I write separately here to confirm my understanding that the Court’s opinion does not so hold. Rather, the opinion says that in cases where the .10% per se rule is inapplicable, “driving under the influence” must be established by evidence showing consumption of alcohol and some discernible impairment related to the motorist’s ability to drive. With this understanding, I join my colleagues in denying the petition for rehearing.

 Judge Burnett’s special concurring opinion was prepared prior to his resignation on July 16, 1990.