Court cites privacy violations, tosses DUI-manslaughter verdict
From the Orlando Sentinel
Rene Stutzman | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted August 27, 2005
An appeals court on Friday threw out the DUI-manslaughter conviction of a Sanford man, saying police took medical records -- including his blood-alcohol reading -- from a hospital without authorization.
The appeals court said she shouldn't have. Jurors should never have learned about Frank's blood-alcohol level because police "made no effort" to comply with state law, which is designed to protect the privacy of medical information, wrote appeals Judge Richard Orfinger.
Rene Stutzman | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted August 27, 2005
An appeals court on Friday threw out the DUI-manslaughter conviction of a Sanford man, saying police took medical records -- including his blood-alcohol reading -- from a hospital without authorization.
The appeals court said she shouldn't have. Jurors should never have learned about Frank's blood-alcohol level because police "made no effort" to comply with state law, which is designed to protect the privacy of medical information, wrote appeals Judge Richard Orfinger.
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