Do Implied Consent Procedures Apply to the Withdrawal of Blood Pursuant to a Search Warrant?

Published for NC Criminal Law on April 29, 2015.

In most DWI cases, the State obtains evidence of a defendant’s alcohol concentration from a breath-testing machine.  In order for the results of such a breath test to be admissible at trial, the State must follow the procedures set forth in the implied consent statutes, G.S. 20-16.2 and G.S. 20-139.1. Those statutes require, among other ... Read more

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