Tag Archives: California Highway Patrol

A motorist was stopped on I-80 in Berkley, California for weaving on the highway on February 24, 2019, according to USA Today.  While the driver was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of an Intoxicant (DUI/DWI), California Highway Patrol Officer Baza couldn’t help but notice the irony of the large sign on top of the vehicle.  It stated, “I should probably get a ride home” (with the word “probably” crossed out) and “Buzzed driving is drunk driving.” Interestingly, the National ... Read More »

In Missouri v. McNeely, the United States Supreme Court rejected the government’s argument that the possible dissipation of alcohol in a DUI suspect’s blood  will always create an exigent circumstance justifying a warrantless blood draw.  In an 8-1 decision, the Court held that the 1966 decision Schmerber v. California did not establish a per se exception to the requirement of a search warrant to forcibly extract blood from an unwilling DUI subject.  The Court ruled that while the dissipation of ... Read More »