Court Opinion

ID: 9689214
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 18:24:51.478724+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:18:46.100918
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VANDE WALLE, Justice,
concurring in result.
I adhere to my dissent in Kuntz v. State Highway Com’r, 405 N.W.2d 285, 291-295 (N.D.1987). However, insofar as the majority holding in Kuntz is applicable to the case before us, I agree with the majority herein that a finding of whether Evans was denied a reasonable opportunity to consult an attorney before deciding whether or not to submit to the blood test is necessary. If that is to be an issue a la the majority in Kuntz, then where that issue is contested before the hearing officer we need a specific finding in order to properly exercise our appellate function. I agree that such a finding is not present here. I concur in the result reached by the majority opinion.