Washington v. Morales
Annotate this CaseA person under arrest for vehicular assault is subject to a mandatory blood test. Prior to the test administered in this case, the arresting trooper asked an interpreter to read the special evidence warning in Spanish to Petitioner Jose Morales. The trooper did not speak Spanish, and could not verify that the warning was actually read to Petitioner. The interpreter was not called to testify at trial nor was any signed special evidence form introduced into evidence. Upon review of the record, the Supreme Court concluded that Petitioner was not adequately informed of his right to an independent blood test.
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