Unconscious and Unwarranted
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
16-5-2019
End Date
16-5-2019
Abstract
When looking at the Fourth Amendment in the United States Constitution, the amendment was put in place to protect citizens from unlawful searches and seizures by government agencies. In the case of Mitchell v. Wisconsin, the petitioner Gerald Mitchell was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The officer than took Mitchell to the hospital and asked a hospital worker to draw Mitchell’s blood without a warrant while he was unconscious. Mitchell’s blood alcohol level was beyond the legal limit. I will be examining whether the officer obtained Mitchell’s blood illegally without a warrant and whether the officer violated Mitchell’s fourth amendment rights.
Recommended Citation
Aujla-Singh, Jahkari, "Unconscious and Unwarranted" (2019). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 196.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Oralpres/196
Department/Program
Law and Justice
Unconscious and Unwarranted
Ellensburg
When looking at the Fourth Amendment in the United States Constitution, the amendment was put in place to protect citizens from unlawful searches and seizures by government agencies. In the case of Mitchell v. Wisconsin, the petitioner Gerald Mitchell was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The officer than took Mitchell to the hospital and asked a hospital worker to draw Mitchell’s blood without a warrant while he was unconscious. Mitchell’s blood alcohol level was beyond the legal limit. I will be examining whether the officer obtained Mitchell’s blood illegally without a warrant and whether the officer violated Mitchell’s fourth amendment rights.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2019/Oralpres/196
Faculty Mentor(s)
Teresa Divine