People v. Koval, 27
| Court | Supreme Court of Michigan |
| Writing for the Court | CARR |
| Citation | 371 Mich. 453,124 N.W.2d 274 |
| Parties | PEOPLE of the State of michigan, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Michael P. KOVAL, Defendant and Appellant. |
| Docket Number | No. 27,27 |
| Decision Date | 04 November 1963 |
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v.
Michael P. KOVAL, Defendant and Appellant.
[371 Mich. 454] Raubolt, MacDonald & Dodge, by Don F. Dodge, Trenton, for plaintiff and appellee.
Richard E. Valois, River Rouge, for defendant and appellant.
Before the Entire Bench.
CARR, Chief Justice.
At the session of 1960, Pub.Acts 1960, No. 148, the legislature amended the motor vehicle code* of the State by adding thereto
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a new section to stand as section 625a thereof. Stat.Ann.1961 Cum.Supp. § 9.2325(1). Said added section, the interpretation and application of which are involved in this case, reads as follows:'(1) In any criminal prosecution relating to driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor where a person who, after being first advised and acknowledging in writing that he is not required by law to give his consent to a chemical test, shall have given his written consent to a chemical test of his blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his blood, the amount of alcohol in such person's blood at the time alleged as shown by such chemical analysis of the person's blood, shall be admissible and shall give rise to the following presumptions, and in the event any such tests are given, the results of such tests shall be made available to the person so charged or his attorney prior to the day of the trial and must be [371 Mich. 455] introduced into evidence by the prosecution upon the demand of the defendant:
'(a) If there was at that time 0.05% or less by weight of alcohol in the defendant's blood, it shall be presumed that the defendant was not under the influence of intoxicating liquor;
'(b) If there was at that time in excess of 0.05% but less than 0.15% by weight of alcohol in the defendant's blood, such fact shall not give rise to any presumption that the defendant was or was not under the influence of intoxicating liquor, but such fact may be considered with other competent evidence in determining the guilt or innocence of the defendant;
'(c) If there was at that time 0.15% or more by weight of alcohol in the defendant's blood, it shall be presumed that the defendant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor; however, such presumption shall be subject to rebuttal.
'(2) Only a duly licensed physician or duly registered nurse, under the supervision of a licensed physician, acting at the request of a police officer, can withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content therein under the provisions of this act.
'(3) A person charged with driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor shall be permitted to have a licensed physician or registered nurse, under the supervision of a physician of his owning choosing, administer a chemical test as provided in this section within a reasonable time after his detention, and the results of such test shall be admissible if offered by the defendant and shall be considered with other competent evidence in determining the...
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