Legal Opinion · Dissent

Touchton v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 11, 1944Published

1Dissent

I dissent from order adhering to our former judgment of affirmance, because it appears to me:(a) that the evidence is not sufficient to show that certain blood which was examined by the physician who testified in the cause in regard to same was taken from the defendant.(b) I entertain the view that the evidence as to the analysis of the blood was not legally admissible in evidence even if it was the blood of the defendant, because it was taken under such circumstances as to preclude its admissibility in that no warning was given defendant that his blood was being taken for the purpose of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. NewcombSupreme Court of Missouri · 1909
  2. State v. HortonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
  3. People v. CorderMichigan Supreme Court · 1928
  4. Bethel and Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
  5. People v. DennisNew York Supreme Court · 1928

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