Supreme Court of the United States

Gerald P. Mitchell v. Wisconsin

June 27, 2019139 S. Ct. 2525

Summary

The Court held that a warrantless blood draw from an unconscious drunk‑driving suspect is permissible under the exigent‑circumstances exception to the Fourth Amendment, and therefore vacated the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s judgment and remanded for further proceedings. Justice GORSUCH dissented, arguing the case should have been dismissed as improvidently granted.