State v. Sargeant
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1 THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, V. SARGEANT, APPELLANT. 2 [Cite as State v. Sargeant (1996), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 3 Criminal law -- Operating motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol -- 4 Evidence -- Chemical test to determine intoxication not rendered 5 inadmissible by failure to advise accused of statutory right to another 6 test 7 administratively pursuant to R.C. 4511.191, subsequent to arrest for 8 violation of R.C. 4511.19 -- Subseqent prosecution of criminal drunk 9 driving not precluded by Double Jeopardy Clauses of Ohio and provided by R.C. 4511.19(D)(3) -- License suspended 10 United States Constitutions. 11 (No. 95-2429 -- Submitted November 12, 1996 -- Decided December 12 11, 1996.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Butler County, No. CA95-03- 13 14 049. __________ 1 2 Bruce E. Fassler, Middletown City Prosecutor, for appellee. 3 Jackie Leigh Butler, for appellant. __________ 4 5 6 The following three propositions of law are raised by appellant in this appeal: 7 Proposition of Law No. I: The results of a breath alcohol test should 8 be suppressed when one is not advised, pursuant to the requirements of 9 R.C. 4511.19(D), of the right to an independent breath, blood or urine test. 10 Proposition of Law II: Prosecution for a violation of R.C. 11 4511.19(A)(3) is barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause of Section 10, 12 Article I of the Ohio Constitution and the Fifth Amendment to the 13 Constitution of the United States. 14 Proposition of Law No. III: It is an abuse of discretion not to overrule 15 a motion to suppress results of a breath alcohol test when the state failed 16 to meet the burden set forth in Sections 3701-53 and 3701-53(D) [sic] of 17 the Ohio Administrative Code. 2 1 The judgment of the court of appeals on the first proposition of law is 2 affirmed on the authority of Hilliard v. Elfrink (1996), 77 Ohio St.3d ___, 3 ___ N.E.2d ___, decided today. 4 The judgment of the court of appeals on the second proposition of 5 law is affirmed on the authority of State v. Gustafson (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 6 425, 668 N.E.2d 435. 7 8 9 10 The third proposition of law is dismissed as having been improvidently allowed. MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and STRATTON, JJ., concur. 11 3
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