Mitchell v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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16 state decisions

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1. “[sjtrictly speaking, § 3(i)(4) [now § 724.012(b)(4)] adds nothing to the statute. If a person voluntarily consents to an officer’s request for a blood or breath sample, the officer need not resort to his authority under § 3(i) [§ 724.012(b) ]. On the other hand, if the conditions specified in § 3(i) [§ 724.012(b) ] (1), (2), and (3) are satisfied, the absence of consent is irrelevant. In this cause, the State relied on § 3(i) [§ 724.012(b) ] because appellant objected that the blood sample had been taken involuntarily.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Broadnax v. State

2. “On the afternoon of September 17, 1989, appellant lost control of his automobile while driving at a speed of approximately 80 miles-per-hour. The vehicle left the road, struck an elevated concrete drainage culvert, became airborne, flipped over, returned to the ground, flew into the air once again, and finally came to rest against a fence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. May