"Probable Cause exists where the facts and circumstances within the peace officer’s knowledge, and of which they have reasonably trustworthy information, are sufficient in themselves to warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that an offense has been-or is being-committed."
The nurse is guilty of obstruction.
> The nurse is guilty of obstruction. <
With all due respect, if you believe that, then you believe that a police state is a good idea. The cop here did not explain his “knowledge”, and he did not bother to get a warrant from a judge. He simply demanded that that nurse obey his every whim and command.
The Founders took up arms against such actions.
No, she isn't.
The truck driver in question here is lying in a coma in the hospital burn unit as a result of a head-on collision caused by a perp who was driving erratically and running from the police. There is no probable cause for the cop to need the truck driver's blood. Not even under federal CDL laws.
The perp who caused the collision died in that same collision.
And what probable cause did the cop have that the victim of a head on collision by a criminal fleeing the law committed a crime? And according to the Supreme Court you need a warrant to take blood. Last time I checked the Supreme Court trumps any state court.