Colorado, Florida, Georgia, et al., Amici Curiae
L. Andrew Cooper, Counsel of Record
Colorado, Florida, and Georgia are joined in this brief by 15 other States. L. Andrew Cooper is the deputy attorney general in charge of the criminal appeals section of the Colorado Department of Law. The following is excerpted from the Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on April 3, 2019. States may condition the privilege of driving on consent to a blood draw when there is probable cause for an impaired driving offense and the driver is unconscious. This Court has recognized that implied consent statutes are valid. Under those statutes, people consent — by…
