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444 So. 2d 579

State v. Adamson

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 2, 1984

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1984-02-02

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently February 1985

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Relies on South Dakota v. Neville · Pardo v. State

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Decided 1984-02-02

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FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

¶1The state appeals from an order ruling that section 316.1932(l)(a), Florida Statutes (1982) is unconstitutional. This section provides that “[t]he refusal to submit to a chemical breath ... test upon the request of a law enforcement officer as provided in this section shall be admissible into evidence in any criminal proceeding.”

¶2Appellee Adamson was arrested in August, 1982, and charged with driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages. He refused to submit to a breathalyzer test after being requested to do so by the arresting officer.

¶3We find South Dakota v. Neville, — U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 916, 74 L.Ed.2d 748 (1983) (which was issued while this case was pending on appeal) to be controlling and therefore reverse the trial court’s order. See also Pardo v. State, 429 So.2d 1313 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

¶4REVERSED.

DAUKSCH and SHARP, JJ., concur.
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