Key to the final outcome: Judge Meyers does a complete flip-flop and Judge Newell writes an even more comprehensive defense of the original (November, 2014) decision--one that may carry great weight around the country and in Washington. Has the supposed duty to get blood in these cases also gone by the wayside? Or does the statute now serve as admonition to get a warrant?
I agree. Now the statute mandates getting a warrant. Trust me, officers that don't try will get strongly and effectively crossed for ignoring the law. So get a warrant, or try hard and fail thereby establishing exigent circumstances. DWI crashes just got harder, but i think gathering the best evidence is still kind of expected of officers that make arrests.
And come on these are felony arrests that may carry pen time, is another hour of investigation really so difficult or unjustified?
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