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People v. Keen

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 3, 1976No. 56474, (Calendar No. 2)PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.

The statute provides that the result of a blood alcohol test is admissible in evidence in "any criminal prosecution for driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor”.1

The question on this appeal is whether a blood alcohol test is admissible in a prosecution for manslaughter.

We hold that where a blood alcohol test is administered pursuant to the statute the test result is not admissible in a criminal prosecution other than for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DUIL) or for driving while ability to operate a vehicle was impaired due to the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Breithaupt v. AbramSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. People v. RennoMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Lebel v. SwincickiMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
  5. State v. SprySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. McNitt v. Citco Drilling Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1976
  2. State v. MoonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
  3. Norman McKinney v. Michael Galvin and the City of TroyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  4. State v. BellinoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  5. Groth v. DeGrandchampMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976

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