A mere assertion that a suspected drunken driver does not understand English is not enough to warrant dismissal of a conviction for refusing to submit to a breath test, a state appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Rather, there must be a motion to suppress so that an evidentiary hearing can be held and a full record developed to support a defense that driver could not understand his rights and obligations as given to him in English, the court said.
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