State v. Guthmiller

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

Dallas W. Guthmiller appeals from a judgment of conviction of the offense of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. 1 We affirm.

On July 10, 1983, Guthmiller was arrested and administered a Breathalyzer test, which indicated that he had a blood alcohol concentration of .18 percent by weight. The officer conducting the Breathalyzer test began each of the tests involved on the wrong starting line, and 34 minutes elapsed between the room air test and the analysis of Guthmiller’s breath. On July 19, 1983, a gear was changed in the Breathalyzer machine…