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4:49 pm
Wed January 9, 2013

High Court Considers Mo. Case, Constitutionality Of Mandatory Blood Alcohol Tests

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Originally published on Wed January 9, 2013 6:53 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case testing whether the police must get a warrant before ordering blood to be drawn from an unwilling drunken-driving suspect.

The court has long held that, except in emergency situations, warrants are required when government officials order bodily intrusions like a blood draw. But in Wednesday's case, the state of Missouri and the Obama administration contended that warrants should not be required before administering blood tests to suspected drunken drivers.

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US Supreme Court
4:00 am
Wed January 9, 2013

US Supreme Court To Hear Mo. Drunk Driving Case On Wednesday

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Reporting by Jacob McCleland of KRCU.

The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments this Wednesday (today) to determine whether police officers can take blood tests from drunk driving suspects without a warrant.

The case springs from a drunk driving arrest in Cape Girardeau in 2010.

Audio will be available later.

The United States Supreme Court will tackle the question of whether or not police must obtain a search warrant prior to conducting blood tests in drunk driving arrests.

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5:59 pm
Tue September 25, 2012

US Supreme Court To Take On Missouri Drunk Driving Case

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Jacob McCleland of KRCU's reporting used in this story.

The US Supreme Court will pick up a case that could determine whether police can legally administer blood tests without a warrant.

A Missouri State Highway Patrol officer took Tyler McNeely to a Cape Girardeau hospital for blood tests after he failed field sobriety tests but refused the breathalyzer.

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