Cole v. Texas (original by judge keasler)
Annotate this CaseSteven Cole moved to suppress the results of a warrantless blood draw at his trial for intoxication-manslaughter. Holding that the record did not establish exigent circumstances, the court of appeals reversed the trial court’s judgment. After its review, the Court of Criminal Appeals concluded that the record established circumstances rendering obtaining a warrant impractical and that the warrantless search was justified under the exigency exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement. The Court accordingly reversed and remanded the case to the court of appeals.
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