Mitchell v. Wisconsin

Mitchell v. Wisconsin, 588 U.S. ___ (2019), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that "when a driver is unconscious and cannot be given a breath test, the exigent-circumstances doctrine generally permits a blood test without a warrant."

Mitchell v. Wisconsin
Argued April 23, 2019
Decided June 27, 2019
Full case nameGerald P. Mitchell, Petitioner v. Wisconsin
Docket no.18–6210
Citations588 U.S. ___ (more)
139 S. Ct. 2525; 204 L. Ed. 2d 1040
Case history
PriorState v. Mitchell, 2018 WI 84, 383 Wis. 2d 192, 914 N.W.2d 151 (2018); cert. granted, 139 S. Ct. 915 (2019).
Holding
"When a driver is unconscious and cannot be given a breath test, the exigent-circumstances doctrine generally permits a blood test without a warrant."
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Case opinions
PluralityAlito, joined by Roberts, Breyer, Kavanaugh
ConcurrenceThomas (in judgment)
DissentSotomayor, joined by Ginsburg, Kagan
DissentGorsuch
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