Court Opinion

ID: 9659137
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 21:33:07.947022+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:14:04.381655
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KALITOWSKI, Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. I agree we cannot say as a matter of law that 24 minutes is always a reasonable amount of time for a driver to consult with counsel. However, under the facts of this case there is no evidence to support a legal conclusion that the St. Louis Park Police did not give respondent a sufficient amount of time to vindicate his right to counsel under the Minnesota Constitution.
The police went beyond the minimum requirements for assisting in the vindication of the right to counsel by providing respondent with both a telephone and a yellow pages telephone directory. See *843Friedman v. Commissioner of Pub. Safety, 473 N.W.2d 828, 835 (Minn.1991). The record contains no evidence as to why respondent was unable to contact an attorney or as to when, if ever, he would consult with counsel. Absent such evidence, it was not unreasonable for the police, after 24 minutes, to require respondent to make a decision regarding testing without consulting counsel.