Kentucky Supreme Court· 3/19/1998
Combs v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 965 S.W.2d 161
- 1998 Ky. LEXIS 33
- 1998 WL 124519
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- “In a DUI situation, the suspect may be highly intoxicated[,] which increases the risk of physical confrontation with police . . . .”
- defendant arrested at 11:36 p.m., warrant for blood draw issued two hours later, and test administered two hours and thirty minutes following arrest
- “The plain language of KRS 189A.103 and KRS 189A.105 prohibits compelled body searches of a DUI suspect following a refusal to take a blood test, unless death or physical injury are involved.”
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Judges: Wintersheimer
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- Beeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 2002-10-09· cited 183×
- v. RaiderColorado Court of Appeals· 2021-01-07· cited 55×
- Whitlow v. CommonwealthMissouri Court of Appeals· 2019-06-13· cited 21×
- Wells v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court· 2006-11-22· cited 18×
- Torrence v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court· 2008-12-04· cited 9×
- Lynn v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky· 2008-06-20· cited 8×
- Helton v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court· 2010-01-26· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. DuncanKentucky Supreme Court· 2015-05-14· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. MorrissKentucky Supreme Court· 2002-03-21· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. LopezKentucky Supreme Court· 1999-10-21· cited 4×
- Armstrong v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky· 2006-03-31· cited 2×
- Tyler Story v. Commonwealth of KentuckyKentucky Supreme Court· 2024-12-19
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1966-06-20· cited 6,067×
- Legislative Research Commission Ex Rel. Prather v. BrownKentucky Supreme Court· 1984-03-01· cited 134×
- Commonwealth v. ReneerKentucky Supreme Court· 1987-08-06· cited 131×
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Revenue CabinetKentucky Supreme Court· 1985-05-02· cited 99×
- O'BRYAN v. HedgespethKentucky Supreme Court· 1995-01-19· cited 62×
- Beach v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court· 1996-06-20· cited 29×
- Vaughn v. KnopfKentucky Supreme Court· 1995-03-23· cited 18×
- Speers v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court· 1992-04-09· cited 13×
- Pillersdorf v. Department of Public AdvocacyKentucky Supreme Court· 1994-10-27· cited 12×
- Fawbush v. BondKentucky Supreme Court· 1981-03-13· cited 8×
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