State v. Hatfield

Case Number(s)
S-16-0893
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Gage
Case Location
Lincoln
Case Summary

S-16-0893 State (Appellant) v. Steven J. Hatfield

Gage County District Court, Judge Paul W. Korslund

Attorneys: Nathan A. Liss (Attorney General’s Office) --- Steven J. Mercure & Lindy L. Mahoney, Senior Certified Law Student (Nestor & Mercure)

Civil: DUI; error proceeding

Proceedings below: Following a jury trial, Appellant was convicted in county court.  The district court reversed on appeal based on Birchfield v. North Dakota, 136 S.Ct. 2160 (2016).

Issues: The district court erred by vacating Hatfield’s DUI conviction without considering whether Hatfield’s blood draw was voluntary or whether the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule applied.

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