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Missouri v. McNeely - The Supremes make it a little harder for cops to ignore your Fourth Amendment rights.
When drivers refuse to submit to a chemical test, police are authorized to take blood samples by force – either by holding the driver down, or by threatening to do so. During a forced blood draw, trained medical personnel actually draw the blood for use in the later prosecution.
No more forced blood draws?
The court’s opinion, authored by Justice Sotomayer, held that the normal dissipation of alcohol in the bloodstream does not create an exigent circumstance that would allow for a police officer to forcefully take a person’s blood without a warrant.
You Won't Learn About Your Rights From a Cop
So, since you can't count on your cop to fill you in, I suggest you keep in mind the following information and hope you don't ever need it...
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