California Court of Appeal

Circumstantial evidence, without a valid chemical test, is insufficient to establish intoxication and suspend a license under the DMV's "Admin Per Se" law, which operates in a summary fashion by suspending a driver's license for drunk driving before the benefit of a trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/31/2002
• Published 05/31/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Barry Simons and Barry T. Simons, Laguna Beach, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Laura Lee Gold, Dana T. Cartozian, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.