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Ex-Senator Cleared Of Refusing Alcohol Breath Test
Posted Thursday, April 26, 2012 --- 7:30 a.m.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) -- A former state senator who claims politics played a role in his arrest for drunken driving has won another round in court.
A Fond du Lac County judge has dismissed a charge of refusing to take an alcohol breath test against Randy Hopper. The dismissal comes a month after a jury acquitted Hopper of drunken driving.
Hopper's attorney argued the witnesses who reported Hopper swerving on Highway 151 last October had signed recall petitions. The Fond du Lac Republican voted for eliminating collective bargaining for most state employees and was recalled from office. Defense attorney Dennis Melowski pointed out the state never introduced the dash camera video of Hopper successfully performing a field sobriety test.
The Reporter (http://fondul.ac/Iq3foq ) says a special prosecutor agreed to rely on the trial record for the refusal case.
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Information from: The Reporter, http://www.fdlreporter.com
Copyright 2012. The Associated Press.
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by Anonymous on Apr 26, 2012 at 11:43 PMDo you also blame politics for cheating on your wife too? Good to see the recal on this person was effective.[ Report Abuse ]
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by Beth Location: WI on Apr 26, 2012 at 03:59 PMUNBELIEVABLE!! Randy Bedhopper gets off driving drunk and causing possible harm to others because the wittnesses signed the RECALL??? REALLY???[ Report Abuse ]
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by Anonymous on Apr 26, 2012 at 01:12 PMHe is a whiney cry baby. You got caught drunk driving, take your punishment!! "my job played a role" How many of us could use that excuse for crying out loud![ Report Abuse ]
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by Anonymous on Apr 26, 2012 at 12:36 PMGive me a break! What a cry baby! Take your punishment! What lesson does this teach everybody else?[ Report Abuse ]
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