Michigan Drunk Driving Appellate Decisions

Case Court Year Case Summary
State of Michigan v Victor Wayne Grinwis, Jr Michigan Court of Appeals 1997
State of Michigan v William Ashley Michigan Court of Appeals 1997
State of Michigan v William David Hare Michigan Court of Appeals 1997
State of Michigan v William Earl Mcphee Michigan Court of Appeals 1997
State of Michigan v William Wesley Depue Michigan Court of Appeals 1997
State of Michigan v Arthur Daniel Berger Michigan Court of Appeals 1996
State of Michigan v Berger, 217 Mich App 213; 551 NW2d 421 (1996) Michigan Court of Appeals 1996 Berger is Michigan's first case to accept HGN as scientifically admissible evidence. This was accomplished through judicial notice that never should have passed muster, with the Court of Appeals essentially adopting HGN as admissible evidence arbitrarily after reviewing how other courts had reviewed the issue. At this time, based upon the NHTSA Robustness study, we know that approximately 77% of sober people fail the HGN test if there is any alcohol in the suspect's body. While police and prosecutors make outrageous claims regarding the accuracy and reliability of the HGN test, virtually anyone under the legal limit will also fail this so-called scientific test.
State of Michigan v Blaine Sallier Michigan Court of Appeals 1996
State of Michigan v Carl Richard Nantelle, Jr Michigan Court of Appeals 1996
State of Michigan v Chad Everett Leist Michigan Court of Appeals 1996