State v. Atwood

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Travis J. Smith, Murray County Attorney, Slayton, Minnesota (for appellant)

William J. Wetering, Worthington, Minnesota (for respondent)

Considered and decided by Connolly, Presiding Judge; Reilly, Judge; and Reyes, Judge.

CONNOLLY, Judge *424The district court granted respondent's motion to suppress a blood sample that had been taken from respondent by a medical professional because the blood sample was protected by Minnesota's physician-patient privilege pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 595.02, subd. 1(d). Because a blood sample does not fall…