Legal Opinion
State of Minnesota v. Debra Lee Fawcett
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 11, 2016No. A15-938PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIS, Judge. *
The state appeals from the district court’s pretrial order suppressing blood-test results in the prosecution of respondent Debra Lee Fawcett for criminal vehicular operation. We conclude that the district court erred by holding that Faw-cett retained privacy interests in her blood after it was lawfully obtained under a search warrant. Accordingly, no additional warrant was required to justify the chemical analysis of her blood. Therefore, we reverse and remand.
FACTS
On May 24, 2014, at approximately 5:08 p.m., Blaine Police Officer Matzke was dispatched to a two-vehicle…
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