Legal Opinion

Friedrich v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 17, 1999No. 98-0891PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Love v. GarciaSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  2. Baber v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Friedrich v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000

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