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The scenario: a drunk driver crashes into a limo on a lightly traveled road, such that there are no actual witnesses and it's at least several minutes before anyone arrives at the scene. The driver of the limo is killed in the accident, and in the back of the limo is an unconscious woman sitting across from a man who has been shot in the head, both seatbelted in place. There's no gun in the car, but it's clear that the man could not have been shot very long before the accident and that the woman must have been sitting across from him when it happened. There's no indication that anyone else was in the back of the limo before the accident.
The woman won't regain consciousness until after she's been transported to the hospital and examined. The woman has never been convicted of a crime, but she basically comes from a crime family, and she has been suspected/accused of illegal activities more than once in the past, so no one would have any problem believing she is guilty and it would be logical for the cops to suspect her of murdering the guy in the limo considering the way the scene looks. The only problem of course being lack of weapon.
My question is, would the police be allowed to "examine" her and attempt to sample for gun shot residue before she regained consciousness, or would there be instructions to the hospital to do so or to take care of her clothing so that it could be tested later?
The woman won't regain consciousness until after she's been transported to the hospital and examined. The woman has never been convicted of a crime, but she basically comes from a crime family, and she has been suspected/accused of illegal activities more than once in the past, so no one would have any problem believing she is guilty and it would be logical for the cops to suspect her of murdering the guy in the limo considering the way the scene looks. The only problem of course being lack of weapon.
My question is, would the police be allowed to "examine" her and attempt to sample for gun shot residue before she regained consciousness, or would there be instructions to the hospital to do so or to take care of her clothing so that it could be tested later?