Legal Opinion

State v. Drdak

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 10, 1992No. 107PA91PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARTIN, Justice.

The dispositive issue on this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court’s order denying defendant’s motion to suppress the medical records of defendant that showed his blood alcohol level to be 0.178. We hold that the court did so err and, therefore, reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

The evidence offered by the State showed that on 14 February 1989 at 5:00 p.m. the defendant, Robert Drdak, met a fellow Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, at Shober’s Restaurant in Winston-Salem. They each drank a beer while discussing a case and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. State v. BartsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  3. State v. MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  4. State v. . MartinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  5. Robinson Ex Rel. Robinson v. Life & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1961

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. FergusonTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2008
  3. State v. TiedemannUtah Supreme Court · 2007
  4. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1999
  5. Cost v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2010

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