Scotusblog’s Amy Howe has published this post about today’s oral argument in Mitchell v. Wisconsin, which addresses the constitutionality of our implied consent statute’s authorization for taking a blood sample from an unconscious person. A transcript of the argument is here.
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Jerry has given me permission to discuss the case. Of interest, had the DA assert the inevitable discovery rule, the issue herein never would have presented.