Legal Opinion
Sides v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 16, 1990No. 89-1349PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ben Alton Sides was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and of speeding. The Court of Criminal Appeals held that the admission of evidence regarding the results of a Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus ("HGN") test, without a proper predicate showing the test's reliability, was reversible error. For a statement of the facts see Sides v. State,574 So.2d 856 (Ala.Cr.App. 1990). This Court granted the State's petition for the writ of certiorari.
After reviewing the record and considering the arguments offered by the State and by Sides, this Court concludes that the Court of Criminal Appeals…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sides v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
3Cited by12 opinions
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