{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"adam-m-tarwater","displayName":"Adam M. Tarwater","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84007:2021-10-05","opinionId":"5bd79682-124f-574b-a2d0-f8721f8b2a90","slug":"adam-m-tarwater-v-director-of-revenue-d84007","caseName":"Adam M. Tarwater\nvs. \nDirector of Revenue","caseNumber":"WD84007","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-10-05","year":2021,"display_summary":"Adam M. Tarwater's driver's license was revoked after he refused a breath test following a car accident. The trial court set aside the revocation, finding Tarwater was too intoxicated to volitionally refuse the test and that there were reasonable grounds to believe he was driving while intoxicated. The appellate court reversed, holding that section 577.033 does not apply to determining refusal under section 577.041, and that refusal is determined objectively without regard to a driver's subjective mental state. The court also affirmed that there were reasonable grounds for the officer to believe Tarwater was driving while intoxicated.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","standard-of-review","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=180953","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/adam-m-tarwater-v-director-of-revenue-d84007","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}