Warrantless Blood Draws and the Fourth Amendment (Again)

Published for NC Criminal Law on February 07, 2012.

A recent en banc decision from the Supreme Court of Missouri adds to the growing divide among state appellate courts regarding whether the exigency created by the dissipation of blood-alcohol levels is sufficient, by itself, to render a nonconsensual, warrantless blood draw from a person arrested for impaired driving a reasonable search and seizure under ... Read more

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