State v. McDonald
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Judge.
Defendant, John Walker McDonald, appeals from convictions of second-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, driving while impaired, failure to stop at a duly erected stop sign, driving left of center, and consumption of alcohol by an individual less than twenty-one years of age.
Among the assignments of error, he argues blood test results should be suppressed because the blood sample was left in a patrol car for three days prior to analysis. For the reasons discussed herein, we find no error.
The facts are as follows: On 14 September 2000, defendant…
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