212 Wis. 2d 245 - State v. Baldwin’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 166 Wis. 2d 442 - Waushara County v. Graf · 64 Wis. 2d 485 - Scales v. State · 137 Wis. 2d 39 - State v. Zielke · 96 Wis. 2d 630 - State v. Burkman · 146 Wis. 2d 681 - Fritz v. McGrath
Most-quoted passages
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“Approval of breath alcohol test instruments. (1) Only instruments and ancillary equipment approved by the chief of the chemical test section may be used for the qualitative or quantitative analysis of alcohol in the breath. (2) (a) All models of breath testing instruments and ancillary equipment used shall be evaluated by the chief of the chemical test section. (b) The procedure for evaluation shall be determined by the chief of the chemical test section. (3) Each type or category of instrument shall be approved by the chief of the chemical test section prior to use in this state.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“A properly evaluated and approved instrument relieves prosecutors from presenting evidence of the instrument's scientific accuracy and reliability in each prosecution; they do not have to waste precious resources to affirmatively prove compliance with accepted scientific methods as a foundation for the admission of the test results.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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