State v. Walker
Annotate this CaseChanzy Walker was involved in an accident that killed one person. The detectives investigating the incident obtained a warrant from a magistrate judge to draw and test Walker's blood. A blood sample from Walker revealed the presence of methamphetamine and amphetamine. After the State charged Walker with several offenses, Walker filed a motion to suppress the results of the blood test. At a pretrial hearing, The district court concluded that the warrant lacked probable cause. Despite this conclusion, the district court denied the motion to suppress based on its determination that the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule applied in this case. Walker later entered a conditional plea to causing the death of another by operating a motor vehicle in a negligent matter with a controlled substance in the body and possessing a controlled substance. The Supreme Court affirmed the district court's denial of Walker's motion to suppress, holding that the magistrate had a substantial basis to believe that evidence of illegal conduct would be found in Walker's blood and, therefore, the warrant was supported by probable cause.
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