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BY ARIZONA LAW GROUP, REVIEWED BY SCOTT DAVID STEWART
Arizona Medical Blood Draw Exception to Warrant Requirement in DUI Case
In a DUI case, Arizona’s highest court clarified application of the medical blood draw exception to the warrant requirement where an injured DUI suspect resisted medical treatment at the scene of the vehicular accident, but was restrained and sedated with blood drawn at the hospital at which time police requested a portion of the…
BY ARIZONA LAW GROUP, REVIEWED BY SCOTT DAVID STEWART
Court Erred in Precluding Evidence of DUI Defendant’s Medical Marijuana Card
Defendant charged with marijuana DUI asserted a medical marijuana affirmative defense in the jury trial, but was erroneously precluded from submitting the medical marijuana card as evidence of his authorized use. The defendant was stopped by police and charged with driving under the influence (DUI). The arresting officer testified that the driver drifted into…