You may be familiar with Tennessee’s implied consent law. This states that anyone who drives on public roads has given implied consent to submit to a test for blood alcohol content, when the police have probable cause to believe he or she is intoxicated. If you refuse to submit to the test, you face a…
Two recent Tennessee cases have dealt with the issue of blood draws in our state. Ever since, two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that warrantless blood draws are unconstitutional, there has been a flurry of activity in Tennessee trial courts (as well as every other state) on whether the police can draw someone’s…
