Criminal
Dec. 6, 2016
Warrants to draw blood may increase with marijuana legalization
Since the Supreme Court decided Birchfield, there has been an uptick in requests for search warrants to draw blood in DUI investigations. Now that California voters have passed Proposition 64, which legalizes possession of recreational marijuana, those changes may have far-reaching implications in the areas of privacy and public safety.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In the six months since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Birchfield v. North Dakota, 579 US _ (2016), the justice system has seen changes in the way evidence is obtained for driving under the influence charges, with requests for search warrants to perform blood tests becoming increasingly common.
Now that California voters have passed Proposition 64, which lega...
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