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To: mafree
According to the Dodge County sheriff's report on the arrest, Lautenschlager refused to take a test to determine her blood-alcohol level.

I see she wasn't too intoxicated to understand that you never give the police the evidence they use to convict you.

8 posted on 02/24/2004 10:17:09 AM PST by Protagoras (When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
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To: Protagoras
She broke the law in refusing the breathalyzer.

She should resign.
41 posted on 02/24/2004 10:42:10 AM PST by MediaMole
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To: Protagoras
I see she wasn't too intoxicated to understand that you never give the police the evidence they use to convict you.

In Wisconsin you do not have the right to refuse to take any test. Legally, the officer could hold you down and forcibly draw a blood sample from your veins. In practice this rarely happens except where an accident is involved which caused death or serious bodily injury.

If you refuse to take a test, your driver's license is automatically suspended for one year. Also, in your trial, the jury will be told that you refused to take the test and the judge will instruct the jury that they can consider your refusal as evidence of your guilt.

Drunk driving penalties have become very severe in Wisconsin in the past few years. For a first offense, the maximum possible penalties the court could impose are 6 months in the county jail, $1,000 fine plus up to an additional $1,950 in penalty assessments, 6 months driver's license suspension, and your car impounded for 30 days.

Second, third and fourth offenses within 7 years are punished by increasingly more harsh penalties. For third and fourth convictions, your license must be revoked for 3 and 4 years respectively. A fourth offense can even be prosecuted against you as a felony carrying a maximum term of 3 years in state prison along with your car being ordered sold and the proceeds going to the state.

52 posted on 02/24/2004 10:58:09 AM PST by BraveMan
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