State v. Christie

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

NAKAMURA, J.

We granted certiorari to review the approval by the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) of the Honolulu Police Department’s use of a “Beam Attenuator” in verifying the accuracy of a breath-testing device, an Intoxilyzer 4011 AS, employed to measure the concentration of alcohol in the blood of putative drunken drivers. A thorough review of the record and the relevant statutes and administrative rules disclosing no error, we affirm the ICA’s ruling.

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Steven Richard Christie was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor in violation of…