{"id":260,"date":"2016-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/judge-throws-out-dui-alcohol-test-due-to-rights-not-being-read\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:40:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:40:15","slug":"judge-throws-out-dui-alcohol-test-due-to-rights-not-being-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-dui-alcohol-test-due-to-rights-not-being-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Throws Out DUI Alcohol Test Due to Rights Not Being Read"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are arrested in Michigan for drunk driving, and the police do not read you your implied consent rights, then under the right facts it might be possible to have the alcohol test thrown out.\u00a0 To understand why, it\u2019s important to first understand Michigan\u2019s implied consent laws.<\/p>\n<p>If you are arrested in Michigan for drunk driving then the police will be requesting that you give them a sample of your breath blood or urine.\u00a0 Breath testing is the most common alcohol test in Michigan. Because an alcohol test is a search, the Constitution\u2019s Fourth Amendment applies.<\/p>\n<p>In very basic terms, the Fourth Amendment requires a warrant for any sort of search, including in the context of a Michigan drunk driving arrest.\u00a0 However, there are exceptions to the warrant requirement, and the most common of them is consent.\u00a0 So if the police ask you for a breath sample voluntarily, and you say \u201cyes,\u201d then there is no reason for the police to obtain a warrant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/judge-throws-out-dui-alcohol-test-due-to-rights-not-being-read\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Judge Throws Out DUI Alcohol Test Due to Rights Not Being Read\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are arrested in Michigan for drunk driving, and the police do not read you your implied consent rights, then under the right facts it might be possible to have the alcohol test thrown out.\u00a0 To understand why, it\u2019s important to first understand Michigan\u2019s implied consent laws. 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