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Commonwealth v. Russo

Citations

  • 30 Mass. App. Ct. 923
  • 567 N.E.2d 1255
  • 1991 Mass. App. LEXIS 184

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  • finding that drawing of blood by medical personnel in connection with defendant’s treatment “did not implicate the protection against unreasonable search and seizure of the Fourth Amendment”
  • results of blood test conducted as part of hospital routine, showing high blood alcohol content, properly admitted
  • blood alcohol level admissible as part of hospital record because presumption of reliability attaches to records relied upon when treating patients
  • evidence of driving on wrong side of road and head-on collision among factors warranting determination of impairment from alcohol
  • police gave citation to defendant at hospital one hour after accident rather than at scene of accident
  • extraction of blood without consent constitutes an unreasonable search only when it is done at the direction of a governmental actor

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