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27 Cornell J. L. & Public Policy 841 (2017-2018)
Drunk Driving, Blood, and Breath: The Impact of Birchfield v. North Dakota

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                               NOTE


     DRUNK DRIVING, BLOOD, AND BREATH:
              THE IMPACT OF BIRCHFIELD
                      V. NORTH DAKOTA


                             Simon Bord*


INTRODUCTION .................................................... 842
    I. WARRANTS AND SEARCHES UNDER THE FOURTH
        AMENDMENT .............................................    844
        A. The Search Incident to Arrest Exception to the
            Warrant Requirement ...............................    845
       B. Exigent Circumstances Exception ................... 845
            1. Schmerber v. California ........................ 846
            2. Missouri v. McNeely ........................... 846
   II. BIRCHFIELD V. NORTH DAKOTA .......................... 848
       A.   Facts of the Case ..................................   848
       B.   M ajority Opinion ...................................  850
       C.   Dissenting Opinions ................................   852
   III. IMPACT OF BIRCHFIELD .................................. 854
       A. Two Views of Criminal Procedure .................. 854
       B. Bodily Integrity and New Technology ............... 855
       C. How will the States Respond to Birchfield? .......... 856
            1.  Predictions .....................................  856
            2. Recent Developments .......................... 858
       D. Alternatives to Implied Consent Laws to Combat
            D runk D riving .....................................  859
C ONCLUSION  ...................................................   861

    * The Pennsylvania State University, B.S. Economics, B.A. Political Science, 2014;
Cornell Law School, J.D. Candidate, 2018; Acquisitions Editor, Cornell Journal of Law and
Public Policy, Volume 27. I would like to thank Professor Aziz Rana for his invaluable feed-
back and thoughtful suggestions throughout the writing process, Professor Joseph Margulies
for introducing me to many of the concepts and cases discussed in this Note, and all the
members of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy for their hard work, support, and
friendship. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Debbie Weinman, Brandon Ingraham,
and everyone else at the Bucks County Public Defender's Office whose dedication to repre-
senting those in society who need their assistance the most inspired me to write this Note.

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