Friedrich v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtGunther, J.
The defendant appeals her convictions and sentences for DUI-manslaughter and DUI-serious bodily injury. We affirm in all respects, but comment on the admissibility of medical blood test results as a business records exception to the hearsay rule.
Upon arriving at the scene of the accident in which the defendant collided with another vehicle whose passenger was killed, a police officer requested a blood sample be drawn from the defendant. However, the defendant’s injuries required medical treatment at a hospital, and the sample was not taken when requested. While at the' hospital, blood' was…
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