State v. Mechler’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “intoxilyzer results are evidence of intoxication under both intoxication definitions and the proof under each definition is not mutually exclusive ... clearly, a test showing that blood had a .10 alcohol concentration is probative evidence of a loss of faculties. Conversely, evidence of his failure to pass field sobriety tests immediately after driving his vehicle tends to make it more probable that the failed blood test or breath test taken an hour later accurately reflect the driver's condition at the time of the offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kirsch v. State

2. “Pursuant to the application of Texas Rule of Evidence 403 and State v. Mata, [ Mata v. State ][citation omitted] to the facts of this case, the probative value of the breath test results in this case was substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice due to the State's inability to present breath test extrapolation evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Mechler

3. “we are not addressing whether retrograde extrapolation is necessary in order for the State to prove a defendant guilty in a DWI case. Nor do we address whether test results showing a defendant's BAC at some time after the alleged offense are admissible at trial in the absence of retrograde extrapolation. [10]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Mechler