United States Eighth Circuit

In the context of drug testing and probation, sweat patch results are a generally reliable method of determining whether an offender has violated a condition of his or her probation. However, there may be certain instances where offenders offer compelling reasons to believe that positive test results from sweat patches are erroneous, and district courts should make such determinations on a case-by-case basis.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/25/2007
• Published 04/25/2007

Judges

• O'CONNOR, Associate Justice (Ret)., Before O'CONNOR , Associate Justice (Ret.), WOLLMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael L. Mollman, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• C.J. Williams, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA ( Patrick J. Reinert, on the brief), for appellee.