Credit: Shutterstock Conscious Drivers Cannot Refuse Blood-Alcohol Test, State Appeals Court Rules
For the first time, the Colorado Court of Appeals held that the state's Supreme Court decision that "there is no constitutional right to refuse a blood-alcohol test" also applies to conscious drivers who refuse to take a blood-alcohol test when a law enforcement officer has probable cause to suspect that they committed vehicular homicide.
March 02, 2022 at 09:48 AM
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Criminal Appeals
For the first time, the Colorado Court of Appeals held that the state's Supreme Court decision that "there is no constitutional right to refuse a blood-alcohol test" also applies to conscious drivers who refuse to take a blood-alcohol test when a law enforcement officer has probable cause to suspect that they committed vehicular homicide.
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