James Mason v. State Idaho

This is an appeal from an order of the district court upholding suspension of a driver's license by the Department of Law Enforcement. The suspension was imposed pursuant to I.C. § 49-352, because the Department found that Mason had refused to submit to a blood-alcohol test after he was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating beverages.[Footnote 1] On appeal, James Mason contends his arrest was illegal and therefore he could not be required to submit to the test. He also contends that the state failed to prove that he refused to take the test. We affirm the order of the district court, upholding suspension of the license.