{"id":1215,"date":"2021-04-26T17:05:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T21:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2024-01-10T10:40:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T14:40:26","slug":"court-ruling-could-lead-to-dismissal-of-drunk-driving-causing-serious-injury-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/court-ruling-could-lead-to-dismissal-of-drunk-driving-causing-serious-injury-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Ruling Could Lead to Dismissal of Drunk Driving Causing Serious Injury Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Michigan Court of Appeals has indicated, in the unpublished opinion of People v. Adam Robe<\/em><\/a>, (COA# 355005); that a failure to wait 15 minutes before administering a roadside preliminary breath test (PBT) meant that the trial court could not consider the PBT in determining if the arrest is valid. This ruling may lead to the dismissal of the intoxicated driving causing serious injury charges pending against Mr. Robe.<\/p>\n

The Robe<\/em> case involved a two-vehicle accident. When the police arrived to assist, they immediately went to the vehicle where the driver had sustained serious injuries. Later then went to talk with Mr. Robe, and after about 3 minutes asked him to take a PBT.\u00a0 He consented, and thereafter was arrested and charged with drunk driving causing serious injury.\u00a0 Before trial, the defendant\u2019s attorney filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that the PBT was not administered according to the administrative rules which require a 15-minute determination. No field tasks were administered, and the arrest was based almost solely on the failed PBT.<\/p>\n

The trial court denied the motion, and rather than stand trial at that moment, the defense attorney asked for a \u201cstay of proceedings\u201d to pursue an \u201cinterlocutory appeal.\u201d\u00a0 In other words, the defense attorney wanted an answer to this legal question about the PBT before putting Mr. Robe\u2019s fate before a jury because if the attorney was right, and the arrest was unlawful, then there would be no trial. The drunk driving causing serious injury charge would have to be dismissed.<\/p>\n

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The Michigan Court of Appeals has indicated, in the unpublished opinion of People v. Adam Robe, (COA# 355005); that a failure to wait 15 minutes before administering a roadside preliminary breath test (PBT) meant that the trial court could not consider the PBT in determining if the arrest is valid. 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