ICYMI; Drunk driving charge tossed because cop asked nurse for urine test result
Published Wednesday, April 3, 2019 3:20PM EDT
"The charter-infringing state conduct here was at the serious end of the fault spectrum," the Appeal Court said. "The police intentionally obtained information from hospital staff in breach of medical confidentiality, and relied on that information to obtain a warrant that otherwise could not have been issued."
In obtaining the warrant, court records show, an investigating officer claimed to have "overheard" a nurse mention the results of Campbell's urinalysis. However, her father testified the officer specifically asked the nurse for the results.
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