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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is considering whether police
must get a warrant before ordering a blood test on an unwilling
drunken-driving suspect.
The justices heard arguments Wednesday in
a case involving a disputed blood test from Missouri. Police stopped a
speeding, swerving car and the driver, who had two previous
drunken-driving convictions, refused to submit to a breath test to
measure the alcohol level in his body.
The justices appeared to
struggle with whether the dissipation of alcohol in the blood over time
is reason enough for police to call for a blood test without first
getting a warrant.
In siding with defendant Tyler McNeely, the
Missouri Supreme Court said police need a warrant to take a suspect's
blood except when a delay could threaten a life or destroy potential
evidence.
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