180 W. Va. 216 - Gibbs v. Bechtold’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 172 W. Va. 627 - Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Dept. v. State Ex Rel. State Human Rights Commission · 161 W. Va. 750 - Jordan v. Roberts · 173 W. Va. 565 - Johnson v. State Department of Motor Vehicles · 178 W. Va. 792 - St. Mary's Hospital v. State Health Planning & Development Agency · 177 W. Va. 507 - In Re Matherly
Most-quoted passages
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“If a person initially refuses to submit to the designated secondary chemical test after being informed in writing of the consequences of such refusal, he shall be informed orally and in writing that after fifteen minutes said refusal shall be deemed to be final and the arresting officer shall after said period of time expires have no further duty to provide the person with an opportunity to take the secondary test.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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