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McGOUGH v. SLAUGHTER

79-396.

395 So.2d 972 (1981)

Cathy Ann B. McGOUGH, etc. v. Francis B. SLAUGHTER et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

March 6, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry P. Wilson of Turner, Wilson & Christian, Montgomery, for appellant.

Robert C. Black of Hill, Hill, Carter, Franco, Cole & Black, Montgomery, and J. L. Chestnut of Chestnut, Sanders & Sanders, Selma, for appellees.

TORBERT, Chief Justice.

The issue presented in this appeal relates to the admissibility of the results of a blood test for intoxication where the blood sample is taken from a deceased person by an embalmer. More specifically, we must decide whether blood alcohol test results from samples obtained by authority of Code 1975, § 22-19-80, are per se admissible. We find that compliance with § 22-19-80 alone does not make the blood tests admissible, and we hold...

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