Missouri v. McNeely

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Missouri v. McNeely is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Fourth Amendment generally requires a warrant for nonconsensual blood draws in drunk-driving investigations, rejecting a per se rule based on the natural dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream.

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Missouri v. McNeely canonical 2

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instanceOf Fourth Amendment case ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
drunk driving case ⓘ
search and seizure case ⓘ
citation 133 S. Ct. 1552 ⓘ
185 L. Ed. 2d 696 ⓘ
569 U.S. 141 ⓘ
clarifies Schmerber v. California ⓘ
concurrenceBy Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ
Elena Kagan ⓘ
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted U.S. Const. amend. IV ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate 2013-04-17 ⓘ
decisionType plurality decision ⓘ
dissentBy Clarence Thomas ⓘ
John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ
Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ
Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ
docketNumber 11-1425 ⓘ
holding In drunk-driving investigations, the Fourth Amendment generally requires a warrant before a nonconsensual blood test may be administered. ⓘ
The natural dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream does not constitute a per se exigency justifying a warrantless blood draw in drunk-driving investigations. ⓘ
impact limited police authority to conduct warrantless blood draws in DUI cases ⓘ
joinedByInMajority Antonin Scalia ⓘ
Elena Kagan ⓘ
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
legalIssue Fourth Amendment ⓘ
exigent circumstances ⓘ
nonconsensual blood draw ⓘ
warrant requirement ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ
originatingCourt Missouri state court ⓘ
overrules per se exigency rule based solely on alcohol dissipation ⓘ
petitioner State of Missouri ⓘ
linked to: Missouri
pluralityOpinionBy Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ
relatedTo Schmerber v. California ⓘ
respondent Tyler G. McNeely ⓘ
rule Exigency for warrantless blood draws must be determined case by case under the totality of the circumstances. ⓘ
subjectMatter driving while intoxicated ⓘ
warrantless searches ⓘ
subsequentCitation Birchfield v. North Dakota ⓘ
Navarette v. California ⓘ
term October Term 2012 ⓘ
yearDecided 2013 ⓘ

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October Term 2012 → includesCase → Missouri v. McNeely ⓘ
October Term 2013 → hasPart → Missouri v. McNeely ⓘ