APPLETON (WLUK) – Prosecutors will drop drunk driving charges against a man whose conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeals when it ruled officers erred when they directed hospital staff to do a blood draw without a warrant when the on-call judge wasn’t available to authorize the sample.
The appeals court decision, issued in February, directed Brandon Taff’s case back to an Outagamie County judge for further proceedings. An April 28 hearing is scheduled.
However, District Attorney Melinda Tempelis and the defense filed a joint stipulation Thursday, asking for the case to be dismissed due to the now-lack of evidence in the case…