Rust v. Dep't of Motor Vehs., 267 Cal. App. 2d 545 (Cal. Ct. App. 1968). · Go Syfert
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“a suspected drunk driver has refused to take the blood alcohol test when he conditioned his consent on having counsel present; he is not entitled to the advice of counsel in connection with the test .”
105 citation events (7 in the last 25 years) across 17 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Swenumson v. Iowa Department of Public Safety (iowa, 1973-09-19)
Treatment trajectory · 1969 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1969 1997 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 16 distinct citers.
examined Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Swenumson v. Iowa Department of Public Safety (2×) also: Cited as authority (quoted)
Iowa · 1973 · signal: see · quote attribution · 2 verbatim quotes · confidence high
a suspected drunk driver has refused to take the blood alcohol test when he conditioned his consent on having counsel present; he is not entitled to the advice of counsel in connection with the test .
cited Cited as authority (rule) State v. Jones
N.D. · 2012 · confidence medium
See Miranda v. Arizona , 384 U.S. 436 (1966); Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles , 267 Cal.App.2d 545, 547 (1968).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Ehrlich v. Backes
N.D. · 1991 · confidence medium
Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 267 Cal.App.2d 545 , 73 Cal. Rptr. 366, 366 (1968); see also Agnew v. Hjelle, 216 N.W.2d 291 (N.D.1974). "[T]his rule does not apply when the arresting officer explicitly informs the arrestee that the Miranda rights do not apply to the taking of a chemical test pursuant to the Implied Consent Law." Agnew, 216 N.W.2d at 297 [quoting, Cahall v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 16 Cal.App.3d 491 , 94 Cal.Rptr. 182, 186 (1971)].
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Graham v. State (2×)
Alaska · 1981 · confidence medium
Applying the same concept of fairness from Ellis to the circumstances in Rust, the court of appeal required that when a driver expresses a misconception of his Miranda rights, by a request for an attorney, the officer “should have qualified his advice” by stating that the right to counsel was inapplicable to the blood alcohol test. 73 Cal.Rptr. at 368.
cited Cited as authority (rule) McDonnell v. Department of Motor Vehicles
Cal. Ct. App. · 1975 · confidence medium
(Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1968) 267 Cal.App.2d 545, 547 [ 73 Cal.Rptr. 366 ].) The question of officer-induced confusion is one of fact.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Cahall v. Department of Motor Vehicles
Cal. Ct. App. · 1971 · confidence medium
While there is authority that where a driver refuses to take a test because he was confused by the Miranda warnings as to his constitutional rights and the demand for a test under 'the Implied Consent Law (see Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 267 Cal.App.2d 545, 547 [ 73 Cal.Rptr. 366 ]), this rule does not apply when the arresting officer explicitly informs the arrestee that the Miranda rights do not apply to the taking of a chemical test pursuant to the Implied Consent Law.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Maxsted v. Department of Motor Vehicles
Cal. Ct. App. · 1971 · confidence medium
(Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 267 Cal.App.2d 545, 547 [ 73 Cal.Rptr. 366 ]; Kingston v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 271 Cal.App.2d 549, 554 [ 76 Cal.Rptr. 614 ], demand for counsel “misconceived” as an “outright refusal”; Walker v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 274 Cal.App.2d 793, 799 [ 79 Cal.Rptr. 433 ], “If the evidence shows the officer made ambiguous or conflicting statements, that evidence has a bearing on whether ... the response of the driver indicated his confusion rather than his refusal to perform a statutory duty.”; Lagomarsino v. Department of Motor Vehicles…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Plumb v. Department of Motor Vehicles
Cal. Ct. App. · 1969 · confidence medium
(Citation.)" ( Westmoreland v. Chapman (1969) 268 Cal. App.2d 1, 4-5 [ 74 Cal. Rptr. 363 ] (hear.den.); see also Reirdon v. Director of Dept. of Motor Vehicles (1968) 266 Cal. App.2d 808, 810-811 [ 72 Cal. Rptr. 614 ]; Ent v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1968) 265 Cal. App.2d 936, 938-943 [ 71 Cal. Rptr. 726 ]; Fallis v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1968) 264 Cal. App.2d 373, 383 [ 70 Cal. Rptr. 595 ]; Finley v. Orr (1968) 262 Cal. App.2d 656, 663-665 [ 69 Cal. Rptr. 137 ] (hear. den.).) (2) The rule is equally well settled, based upon the pilot opinion of the appellate court for the Fourth …
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Plumb v. Department of Motor Vehicles
Cal. Ct. App. · 1969 · confidence medium
(Citation.)” (Westmoreland v. Chapman (1969) 268 Cal.App.2d 1, 4-5 [ 74 Cal.Rptr. 363 ] (hear.den.); see also Reirdon v. Director of Dept. of Motor Vehicles (1968) 266 Cal.App.2d 808, 810-811 [ 72 Cal.Rptr. 614 ]; Ent v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1968) 265 Cal.App.2d 936, 938-943 [ 71 Cal.Rptr. 726 ]; Fallis v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1968) 264 Cal.App.2d 373, 383 [ 70 Cal.Rptr. 595 ]; Finley v. Orr (1968) 262 Cal.App.2d 656, 663-665 [ 69 Cal.Rptr. 137 ] (hear. den.).) The rule is equally well settled, based upon the pilot opinion of the appellate court for the Fourth District in R…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) West v. Department of Motor Vehicles
Cal. Ct. App. · 1969 · confidence medium
The arrested person should be told the constitutional rights previously explained to him are not applicable to the decision he must make concerning the three chemical tests, and that he has no right to consult an attorney before making the decision that he will, or will not, submit to one of them (Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 267 Cal.App.2d 545, 547 [ 73 Cal.Rptr. 366 ] ; Wethern v. Orr, 271 Cal.App.2d 813, 815 [ 76 Cal.Rptr. 807 ]).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Weber v. Orr
Cal. Ct. App. · 1969 · confidence medium
(Wethern v. Orr, 271 Cal.App.2d 813 [ 76 Cal.Rptr. 807 ]; Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 267 Cal.App.2d 545, 547 [ 73 Cal.Rptr. 366 ].) The judgment is reversed, with directions to the superior court to issue a writ of mandate.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Wethern v. Orr
Cal. Ct. App. · 1969 · confidence medium
(Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 267 Cal.App.2d 545, 547 [ 73 Cal.Rptr. 366 ].) In the instant case, Wethern’s refusal to submit to one of the proffered tests may well have resulted from the explanation of his constitutional rights made to him by the police officer.
discussed Cited "see" Department of Public Safety v. Frankman (2×)
S.D. · 1981 · signal: see · confidence high
See generally Rust v. California, 267 Cal.App.2d 545 , 73 Cal.Rptr. 366 (1968); State Department of Highways v. Beekey, 291 Minn. 483 , 192 N.W.2d 441 (1971); Wiseman v. Sullivan, 190 Neb. 724 , 211 N.W.2d 906 (1973); Hall v. Secretary of State, 60 Mich.App. 431 , 231 N.W.2d 396 (1975) (dissent), Agnew v. Hjelle, 216 N.W.2d 291 (N.D.1974).
discussed Cited "see" Davis v. State
Ind. Ct. App. · 1977 · signal: see · confidence high
See Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles, Div. of Driver’s Lic., 267 Cal.App.2d 545 , 73 Cal. Reptr. 366, 367 (1968) (‘A suspected drunk driver has refused to take the blood alcohol test when he conditioned his consent on having counsel present; he is not entitled to the advice of counsel in connection with the test * * *.’); Mills v. Bridges, 93 Idaho 679 , 471 P.2d 66 (1970); State v. Palmer, 291 Minn. 302 , 191 N.W.2d 188 (1971); Rusho v. Johns, 186 Neb. 131 , 181 N.W.2d 448 (1970); State v. Pandoli, 109 N.J.
discussed Cited "see" Bettie Jane Newhouse v. John Misterly, Sheriff (2×)
9th Cir. · 1969 · signal: see · confidence high
See Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 1968, 267 Cal.App.2d 545 , 73 Cal.Rptr. 366 ; Reirdon v. Director, Department of Motor Vehicles, 1968, 266 Cal.App.2d 808 , 72 Cal.Rptr. 614 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Gaunt v. Motor Vehicle Div., Dept. of Transp. (2×)
Ariz. Ct. App. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Rust v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 267 Cal.App.2d 545 , 73 Cal.Rptr. 366 (1968); Calvert v. State, 184 Colo. 214 , 519 P.2d 341 (1974); State v. Severino, 56 Hawaii 378 , 537 P.2d 1187 (1975); Swan v. Department of Pub.
CHARLES WILLIAM RUST, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES Et Al., Defendants and Appellants
Civ. 8887.
California Court of Appeal.
Nov 21, 1968.
267 Cal. App. 2d 545
Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, Stephen H. Silver and Lynn Henry Johnson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants., Hunt, Liljestrom & Wentworth and James L. McDonald for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Brown (Gerald).
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BROWN (Gerald), P. J.

The Department of Motor Vehicles, the Division of Driver’s Licenses and Verne Orr, Director, appeal from a judgment entered August 8, 1967 granting Charles William Rust’s petition for a peremptory writ of mandamus setting aside the department’s suspension of Rust’s driver’s license for his failure to submit to one of the three tests required by Vehicle Code, section 13353.

On March 31,1967, having probable cause to believe Charles William Rust was driving an automobile on a highway while drunk, California Highway Patrol Officer Johnson stopped him and gave him a field sobriety test, which he flunked. In the course of telling Rust his Miranda rights Johnson said he had a right, beginning at that moment, to an attorney. Rust said he understood. Johnson arrested him and placed him in the patrol car. While traveling to the station Johnson requested Rust to submit to a blood alcohol test of his blood, breath or urine, stating if he refused his driving privilege would be suspended six months. Rust replied he refused until he called his attorney, he had taken a field test and would not take another. Rust was then taken to the jail and booked.

The trial court in the mandamus proceeding found Rust’s response refusing to take a test until he called his attorney “did not constitute an unequivocal rejection of said test sufficient to excuse said peace officer from supplying further information to petitioner. ’ ’

A suspected drunk driver has refused to take the blood alcohol test when he conditions his consent on having counsel present; he is not entitled to the advice of counsel in connection with the test (Ent v. Department of Motor Vehicles, 265 Cal.App.2d 936 [71 Cal.Rptr. 726] ; Finley v. Orr, 262 Cal.App.2d 656 [69 Cal.Rptr. 137] ; see also United States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218 [18 L.Ed.2d 1149, 87 S.Ct. 1926]; Gilbert v. California, 388 U.S. 263 [18 L.Ed.2d 1178,[*547] 87 S.Ct. 1951]; Stoval v. Denno, 388 U.S. 293 [18 L.Ed.2d 1199, 87 S.Ct. 1967]).

In Ent and Finley the suspected drunk drivers first asserted their nonexistent rights to counsel in connection with the test. Here, however, Officer Johnson introduced the subject, telling Bust he had the right to an attorney. Bust’s refusal to take any test until he talked to his attorney “might well have been the direct result of the police warning” (People v. Ellis, 65 Cal.2d 529, 539 [55 Cal.Rptr. 385, 421 P.2d 393]). Having warned Bust of his right to an attorney, Officer Johnson should have qualified his advice. When it became evident Bust thought he was entitled to an attorney and might have misconceived the warning, the officer should have elaborated by stating it was inapplicable to the blood alcohol test. Such an elaboration was made in Reirdon v. Director of Dept. of Motor Vehicles, 266 Cal.App.2d 808 [72 Cal. Rptr. 614]. The situation is not unlike that in People v. Ellis, supra, 65 Cal.2d 529, 539, where police officers advised defendant of his right to remain silent, and testified he then refused to participate in a voice identification test. The court stated, after warning defendant of his right to remain silent, if the officers direct him “to speak for voice identification and he refuses, they must, as a prerequisite to the use of the defendant’s refusal to speak as evidence of [a] consciousness of guilt, advise him that the right to remain silent does not include the right to refuse to participate in such a test.” (People v. Ellis, supra, 65 Cal.2d 529, 539.)

Judgment affirmed.

Coughlin, J., and Whelan, J., concurred.

A petition for a rehearing was denied December 10, 1968, and appellants’ petition for a hearing by the Supreme Court was denied January 15, 1969. McComb, J., and Mosk, J., were of the opinion that the petition should be granted.