Maxsted
Maxsted v. Department of Motor Vehicles
Opinion
Opinion
Thompson, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment granting a peremptory writ of mandate directing appellant to vacate its action suspending respondent’s driver’s license for failure to submit to a blood, breath, or urine test as required by the implied consent law of the State of California (Veh. Code, § 13353). We reverse the judgment and direct that the trial court deny the writ.
Facts
Read in the light most favorable to the findings of fact of the trial court, the record reveals the following. On July 10, 1969, respondent was lawfully arrested by police officers of the City of Long Beach who had reasonable cause to believe that he had been driving a vehicle upon a highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. At the time of his arrest, respondent was advised of his Miranda rights by each of two officers. Officer Lewis informed respondent that he had a right to have a lawyer present “during any questioning.” Officer Sims phrased the Miranda warning in terms that respondent “had the right to have an attorney present before he said anything.” While respondent was being booked, Sergeant Johnson repeated the Miranda warning in essentially the same phraseology used by Sims.…