Legal Opinion
State v. Cruz
Utah Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 1968No. 11075PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALLISTER, Justice:
Defendant, John Cruz, appeals from his conviction of automobile homicide.1 His claimed error is that the trial court erroneously allowed into evidence the results of a blood test administered shortly after the accident. He claims that the sample of his blood was taken against his will2 and contrary to the provisions of 41-6^44.-10, U.C.A.1953 (Supp.1967).
Cruz was the driver of an automobile involved in a collision with another car. An occupant of the latter was fatally injured. • Cruz sustained injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment and examination. While…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Schutt v. MacduffNew York Supreme Court · 1954
- Otte v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1961
- State v. BallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1962
3Cited by18 opinions
- Filmon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- State v. WetherellWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- Holland v. ParkerDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1973
- State v. EntrekinHawaii Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. BellinoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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