Court Opinion

ID: 9737818
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 19:34:58.793944+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:01.543263
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OXBERGER, Chief Judge
(dissenting).
I respectfully dissent. I would reverse the trial court’s ruling and affirm the department’s revocation of plaintiff-appellee’s driver’s license pursuant to Iowa Code section 321J.9.
I believe the decision in Ferguson v. Department of Transp., 424 N.W.2d 464 (Iowa 1988), to be controlling. The supreme court rejected a “bright line” rule that grants an arrestee two full hours in which to consult with counsel before being required to make the decision whether to consent to, or refuse, chemical testing.
Haun was permitted to speak to counsel. He is not entitled to repeated phone calls to counsel within a two-hour time period.