Ex Parte Curtis

Petitioner, James Lee Curtis, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Colbert County of driving under the influence. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed his conviction, and the facts are set forth in that court's opinion. Curtis v. City ofSheffield, 502 So.2d 829 (Ala.Crim.App. 1986).

Stated briefly, the facts pertinent to the issue before this Court are that at trial the prosecution's witnesses were allowed to testify to the contents of certain documents relating to the photo-electric intoximeter (P.E.I.) used to test petitioner's blood alcohol level. These documents included the P.E.I. log,…