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Criminal

Aug. 28, 2000

DMV Hearings Circumvent the Constitution

By Edwin B. Stegman. Department of Motor Vehicles' driving-under-the-influence license-suspension hearings are a travesty of justice. DUI defense lawyers refer to the department's license-revocation proceedings as the "DUI exception to the Constitution." They are unfair, unjust and in my opinion violate the California and U.S. constitutions.

        By Edwin B. Stegman

        Department of Motor Vehicles' driving-under-the-influence license-suspension hearings are a travesty of justice. DUI defense lawyers refer to the department's license-revocation proceedings as the "DUI exception to the Constitution." They are unfair, unjust and in my opinion violate the California and U.S. constitutions.
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