Supreme Court Weighs in on Nonconsensual, Warrantless Blood Draws in DWI Cases

Published for NC Criminal Law on April 18, 2013.

The United States Supreme Court decided Missouri v McNeely yesterday, holding that in impaired driving investigations, the natural dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream does not constitute an exigency in every case sufficient to justify conducting a blood test without a warrant. The high court thus resolved the split among state courts regarding whether its ... Read more

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