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Court hears challenge to blood evidence in DUI collision; video and implied-consent card admitted
Summary
In a suppression hearing for a 2022 collision, the state introduced body-camera video and an implied-consent card showing the defendant agreed to a blood draw; defense challenged recording gaps and a medical boot that affected balance. The court accepted the card and video into evidence and indicated it would issue a written ruling following argument.
A contested suppression hearing in Clayton County State Court examined whether blood evidence collected after a 2022 collision could be admitted at trial. Officer Rudy Timmett testified that he encountered a damaged BMW, smelled alcohol, observed indicators of impairment on a field-sobriety evaluation (HGN), read implied-consent warnings, and obtained a blood sample…
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