74 Ohio App. 3d 185 - State v. Sawyer’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
August 1994
most recently cited
4 state decisions
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“(A) No person shall operate any vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley within this state, if any of the following apply: "(1) The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug of abuse; "*** "(D) In any criminal prosecution for a violation of this section, of a municipal ordinance relating to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug of abuse, or of a municipal ordinance relating to operation a vehicle with a prohibited concentration of alcohol in the blood, breath, or urine, the court may admit evidence on the concentration of alcohol, drugs of abuse, or alcohol and drugs of abuse in the defendant's blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance at the time of the alleged violation as shown by chemical analysis of the defendant's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily substance withdrawn within two hours of the time of the alleged violation. "*** "Such bodily substance shall be analyzed in accordance with methods approved by the director of health by an individual possessing a valid permit issued by the director of health pursuant to section 3701.143 of the Revised Code.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Ripple“[t]he prohibitions of R.C. 4511.19 concerning alcohol or drugs in the blood, breath, or urine, and the methods of proof provided in the statute, are precise and must be strictly interpreted. The methods and means of chemical analysis provided in section (D) of the statute are mandatory and exclusive.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Ripple“if such bodily substance is analyzed in accordance with methods approved by the [Ohio] Director of Health.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Ripple
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