Court Opinion

ID: 9702844
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 23:26:57.85935+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:21:42.073815
License: Public Domain

*461Dissenting Opinion by
Weight, P. J.:
My disagreement with the majority opinion concerns only the final paragraph. Bonser pleaded not guilty to the charge of driving under the influence of liquor. He attempts to assert the diametrically contradictory proposition that he was too intoxicated to intelligently waive his Miranda rights. Bonser’s constitutional privilege to remain silent at trial in no way affects the admissibility of his statements at the time of arrest. I am in full accord with the position of Judge Dittee, who filed a persuasive dissenting opinion in the court below. It is my view that we should reverse the order granting a new trial, and remand the case for sentencing.
Watkins, J., joins in this dissenting opinion.