Ernie Charles Metzner, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

Summary

The court held that Arkansas's implied-consent statute bars only the warrantless chemical test requested by a law-enforcement officer after a driver's refusal; it does not prohibit obtaining a blood sample through a search warrant supported by probable cause. Because Metzner's blood sample was obtained under a warrant, the circuit court properly denied suppression, and his convictions and sentence were affirmed. Justice Wynne, concurring in part and dissenting in part, would find the suppression ruling erroneous but harmless, while Justice Hart, joined by Justice Baker, would hold that the statute barred the warrant-based testing.