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· (p) The procedure For appe~ and trial shall be the same as provided by law for misdemeanors. (q) No person arrested for violation of ~ 18-52 shall be required to execute in favor of any person or corporation a waiver or release of liability in connection with the withdrawal of blood and as a con- dition precedent to the withdrawal of blood as pro- vided for herein. (r) The court or the jtu~y trying the case shall determir~ the innocence or the guilt of the defendant from all the evidence concernir~ his condition at the time of the alleged offense. (s) The steps herein set forth relating to the taking~ handling, identification, and disposition of blood samples are proced~rml in nature and not sub- stantive. Substantial con~pliazice therewith shall be deemed to be Sufficient. Failure to comply with any one or more of such steps or portions thereof, or a varim~ce in the results of the two blood tests shall not of itself be -grounds for findir~ the defendant not guilty, but shall go to the weig~ht of the ev.~dence m~d shall, be considered as set forth above with all the evidence in the case, provided that the defendant shall have the right to introduce evidence on bis own behalf to show nonco~v~liance v~t~ the aforesaid pro- cedure or any part thereof, and that as a result his right were prejudiced. Sec. 18-54 Repealed. Sec. 18-57. Sam~-Forfeiture of right to drive; suspen- sion of sentence. The jud&men.t of conviction or findir~ of not inno- cenz in the case of a juver~le, if or a first offense under ~18-52, shall of itself ~erate to deprive the person so convicted or found not innocent of the ri~t to drive or operate ars~ such vehicle, conveyance, engine or train i~ tbis state for a period of one year from the date of such judgment and if for a second or other subsequent offense within't~n years thereof~ ~for a period of three years from the date of the judg- ment of conviction or finding of not ir~ocent thereof~ 23