References: [1981] 1 WLR 1061
Ratio: A specimen of blood was required at one police station but provided at another.
Held: The request was validly made.
Statutes: Road Traffic Act 1972 9
This case cites:
- Disapproved – Butler v Easton QBD ([1970] RTR 109)
The initial formalities of a request for a specimen of blood took place at one police station, but no doctor was available there and the suspect was taken to another police station where a specimen was given. He challenged his conviction on the . . - Followed – Milne v M’Donald HCJ ([1971] JC 40)
The court was asked whether a blood specimen having been requested at one police station, it could be taken at another.
Held: The requirement to provide a specimen for a laboratory test is something different from the actual providing of the . .
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This case is cited by:
- Cited – Russell v Devine (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal Northern Ireland) HL (House of Lords, [2003] UKHL 24, Bailii, [2003] NI 224, [2003] 1 WLR 1187, [2003] 2 Cr App R 26)
The House was asked whether a specimen of blood required under the regulations, having been requested at a hospital or health centre had to be taken there.
Held: The health centre was not a hospital within the regulations. However the request . .
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Last Update: 18 February 2017
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