243 Ga. App. 698 - Berkow v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
July 2006
most recently cited
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lattarulo v. State · Price v. State · 172 Ga. App. 857 - Munda v. State · 229 Ga. App. 397 - Rowell v. State · Lewis v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“Chemical analysis of the person’s blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance, to be considered valid under this Code section, shall have been performed according to methods approved by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on a machine which was operated with all its electronic and operating components prescribed by its manufacturer properly attached and in good working order and by an individual possessing a valid permit issued by the Division of Forensic Sciences for this purpose.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“approve satisfactory techniques or methods to ascertain the qualifications and competence of individuals to conduct analyses [for alcohol in blood] and to issue permits, along with requirements for properly operating and maintaining any testing instruments, and to issue certificates certifying that instruments have met those requirements.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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