Halloween was a scary day for DUI defense lawyers.

In two decisions released Oct. 31, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings severely hampering DUI defendants’ ability to retroactively apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2016 decision in Birchfield v. North Dakota, which barred criminal penalties for suspects who refuse to submit to warrantless blood draws.

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