Crawford v. N.D. Dep’t of Transportation

Ryan Crawford appealed a district court judgment affirming a Department of Transportation decision suspending his driving privileges for two years. Crawford argued: (1) the arresting officer did not have grounds to initially stop his vehicle; and (2) the results of a warrantless blood test should not have been admitted into evidence in the license suspension proceeding. After review, the Supreme Court concluded the arresting officer had a reasonable and articulable suspicion to initially stop Crawford's vehicle. The Court also found that assuming Crawford's consent to the warrantless blood test was involuntary for purposes of this appeal, the exclusionary rule did not require suppression of the results of the blood test in this civil administrative license suspension proceeding. View "Crawford v. N.D. Dep't of Transportation" on Justia Law