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· 6/15/1989

State v. Steinbrunn

Citations

  • 774 P.2d 55
  • 54 Wash. App. 506
  • 1989 Wash. App. LEXIS 184

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing probable cause to arrest is not required at the time of pursuit
  • defendant, injured in car accident in Washington, transported to Oregon hospital where Washington state trooper arrested him while he lay unconscious and ordered nurse to draw blood samples; held that Washington officer acted lawfully
  • evidence presented that additives are not necessary because lab can break down clotted blood; testing was performed soon enough after the samples were drawn that the blood would not have changed even without the preservative

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Judges: Thompson

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