Legal Opinion
State v. Jensen
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided March 10, 1992No. C7-91-1139PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIES, Judge.
The trial court denied appellant David Jensen’s motion to suppress expert testimony as to blood alcohol that relied on retrograde extrapolation. The court convicted Jensen of criminal vehicular homicide. Jensen appeals, arguing that retrograde extrapolation is unreliable because it relies on unpredictable variables. We affirm.
FACTS
The parties stipulated to the following facts. 1 Jensen is a 21-year-old male who weighs 190 pounds. He and a friend left work at 5:00 p.m. and went to a bar. Jensen ate lightly and drank beer. After about an hour, they went to a second bar.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. LothenbachSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- State v. DilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- Cuellar v. HoutAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Commonwealth v. BritcherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Block v. Target Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SeniorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- State v. WolfSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- State v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2012
- Ellingson v. Commissioner of Public SafetyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2011
- People v. BeckAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018
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