Monday, December 6, 1999
State of Florida v. Michael Randy Miles

No. 95,490

Place of Origin
scambia County
Statewide impact

Facts
Miles was charged with driving under the influence, thereby killing one person and injuring another. A blood sample, taken without his consent, showed an unlawful blood alcohol level. In court, he challenged the Florida statute that makes this presumptive evidence of impaired driving. He argued that associated state regulations did not require adequate safeguards to prevent blood alcohol levels from being altered by heat, bacterial action, or other agents before testing. The trial and district courts agreed.