Legal Opinion
McGough v. Slaughter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 6, 1981No. 79-396PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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The issue presented in this appeal relates to the admissibility of the results of a blood test for intoxication where the blood sample is taken from a deceased person by an embalmer. More specifically, we must decide whether blood alcohol test results from samples obtained by authority of Code 1975, § 22-19-80, are per se admissible. We find that compliance with § 22-19-80 alone does not make the blood tests admissible, and we hold that general evidence…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Patton v. City of DecaturSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Reach v. ReachCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Lankford v. Redwing Carriers, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
- Rehling v. CarrSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- State v. WardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
3Cited by27 opinions
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- Clements v. WebsterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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