State v. Hatfield

INTRODUCTION

On intermediate appeal from county court, the district court vacated Steven J. Hatfield's conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) and granted him a new trial after determining that his warrantless blood draw was unlawful and inadmissible in light of Birchfield v. North Dakota . Because we determine that the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applies, we sustain the State's exception. And because we are not prevented from affecting the district court's decision when it sits as an appellate court, we reverse the order and remand the cause for further proceedings…