Nebraska high court OKs warrantless blood test
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court approved of a lower court’s decision to convict a man of his fourth DUI offense even though the blood test was obtained without a warrant. He was found unconscious in a ditch after crashing his car, and because he needed to be hospitalized, the blood test was OK in lieu of the usual breathalyzer test.
Read the ruling here.
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