State v. Hala
Annotate this CaseAfter a bench trial in the justice court, which is not a court of record, Defendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration in excess of 0.08. Defendant appealed to the district court and moved to suppress the results of two separate blood alcohol concentration (BAC) tests. The district court denied Defendant’s motion to suppress, holding that there was insufficient evidence to determine whether the release of the first test violated HIPAA, but any defect was harmless error, and that the second test, drawn more than eight hours after the act of driving, was taken within a reasonable time. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the second test was taken within a reasonable time under the circumstances; and (2) because the district court’s ruling on the first issue is affirmed, the Court declines to reach the issues Defendant raised regarding the first test results.
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