Category Archives: Blood Test DUI

Electronic Warrants in Hillsborough County, Florida

August 13, 2016 – 21:12

Update on E-Warrants on August 19, 2016:  Hillsborough’s New Electronic Warrants Should Speed Up Justice – During the week of August 15, 2016, the Hillsborough Circuit Court launched an e-warrant pilot program. The program allows the on-call judge to log on to a secure site and view a warrant right away – the moment that […]

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Exigent Circumstances for a Forced Blood Draw in Florida DUI Cases

May 24, 2016 – 18:49

The ruling in Missouri v. McNeely, 133 S. Ct. 1552 (2013), requires that law enforcement officers, without express and voluntary consent, obtain a search warrant prior to taking blood during a DUI-related investigation. In Florida, law enforcement officers are also bound by the 5th D.C.A.’s decision in State v. Geiss, 70 So. 3d 642, 646 […]

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