712 So. 2d 1115 - Davis v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
June 2000
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 442 So. 2d 164 - Moore v. State · Walker v. State · Gwarjanski v. State · 706 So. 2d 1308 - Steiner v. State · Senn v. State
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“"`Section 32-5A-194 (a)(1), Ala. Code 1975, provides that blood alcohol tests shall be admissible so long as the tests "have been performed according to the methods approved by the Department of Forensic Sciences." The rules of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences relating to chemical tests for intoxication, Chapter 370-1-1 , provide that breath-testing equipment shall be inspected at least once each calendar month by an implied consent unit inspector for the Department of Public Safety. . . . Thus, blood alcohol test results may be admissible under the statute if the officer who performed the inspection testifies that the device was properly calibrated. "`In Ex parte Mayo , the Alabama Supreme Court set out an alternate method for establishing the necessary predicate for the introduction of I-5000 results: "`"To establish a predicate for admitting the test results, without reliance on the statute [§ 32-5A-194 , Ala. Code 1975], there should be evidence that: "`"(1) the theory underlying the photoelectric intoximeter test is valid and generally accepted as such; "`"(2) the intoximeter is a reliable instrument and is generally accepted as such; "`"(3) the intoximeter test was administered by a qualified individual who could properly conduct the test and interpret the results, and "`"(4) the instrument used in conducting the test was in good working condition and the test was conducted in such a manner as to secure accurate results." "` 652 So.2d 201 , 209 (Ala. 1994) (q”
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