95 N.C. App. 634 - State v. Tew’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “A chemical analysis, to be valid, must be performed in accordance with the provisions of this section. The chemical analysis must be performed according to methods approved by the Commission for Health Services by an individual possessing a current permit issued by the Department of Human Resources for that type of chemical analysis. The Commission for Health Services is authorized to adopt regulations approving satisfactory methods or techniques for performing chemical analyses....”

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

2. “(a) When performing chemical analyses of breath under the authority of G.S. 20-139.1 and the provisions of these rules, chemical analysts shall report alcohol concentrations on the basis of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. All results shall be reported to hundredths. Any result between hundredths shall be reported to the next lower hundredth.”

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

3. “the test results may only be used to prove a person's particular alcohol concentration if ... [t]he readings do not differ from each other by an alcohol concentration greater than 0.02.”

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