Michigan Drunk Driving Appellate Decisions

Case Court Year Case Summary
City of Howell v Amell, Docket No. 261228, Unpublished December 19, 2006 (2006) Michigan Court of Appeals 2006 IMPORTANT CASE: What does it mean if a motorist blows under the legal limit? Is the prosecutor required to provide expert testimony as to what an arbitrary number means? Yes, according to several out-of-state decisions, but NO according to the Michigan Court of Appeals. According to the Court of Appeals, a jury can figure it out on their own (even though most people are not actually intoxicated at .08, and the jury instructions tell jurors to give a chemical test whatever weight they believe it deserves.) This is a terrible decision and not particularly well developed.
City of Holland v John Dreyer Michigan Court of Appeals 1990
City of East Lansing v David J. Yocca Michigan Court of Appeals 1985
Bridgman v Bunker Michigan Court of Appeals 1968
Bradley Alan Wolfbauer v City of Berkley Michigan Court of Appeals 2013
Bloomfield Township v Jordan Kane Michigan Court of Appeals 2013
Bay County Prosecutor v Bay County District Judge And Gary Mark Bellor Michigan Court of Appeals 1981
Barbara L. Simonds, Personal Representative of The Estate of Brian Scott Buist, Deceased, v Dale Tibbitts And The Village of Stockbridge Michigan Court of Appeals 1987
Arthur Lee Harbison v Secretary of The State of Michigan Michigan Court of Appeals 1987
Arthur Lee Harbison v Secretary of The State of Michigan Michigan Court of Appeals 1985