Some Seeing Red Over Blood Sample Standard in Missouri

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Missouri has changed the rules for police collecting blood samples, and some defense attorneys worry the new standard allowing use of an alcohol swab could invalidate results and harm their clients.

Missouri legislators changed the law earlier this year to remove language requiring skin be swiped with a nonalcoholic antiseptic before drawing blood to determine a suspect's blood-alcohol content.

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Some Seeing Red Over Blood Sample Standard in Missouri

The change in law came after state Rep. Charles Portwood, R- Ballwin, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after crashing his vehicle in 2004 but later saw the charge dropped. A nurse had...

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