Suspect placed in handcuffs for transport to hospital was under custodial arrest absent indicia to the contrary.
Topic: DUI, Decided by: Judge Malihi
Docket Number: 1446835 , Decision Date: November 10, 2014
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Docket Number: 1446835 , Decision Date: November 10, 2014
Attachment: Click here to download the decision.
An arresting officer’s testimony that he placed a suspect in handcuffs for transport to the hospital by ambulance sufficiently established that the suspect was under custodial arrest. The officer’s subsequent reading of the implied consent notice was therefore proper and timely.