State v. L. Neva

Justice Jim Rice delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Laura Neva appeals her conviction upon a nolo contendere plea for driving under the influence (DUI) in the Twenty-Second Judicial District, Stillwater County. We affirm, and address the following issue:

Did the officer unreasonably impede Neva's right to obtain an independent blood test?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 On the evening of July 6, 2014, Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Zachary Grosfield responded to a low-speed, rear-end collision in Absarokee. Neva, driving a 1997 Ford pickup, had rear-ended an SUV stopped at a stop sign.…