Legal Opinion
State v. Velasco
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided September 19, 1990No. CV-89-0303-SAPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.
We accepted jurisdiction of this special action1 to examine the requirements of due process in connection with scientific testing of breath to determine blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of those arrested for driving under the influence (DUI). The specific crime we consider is a violation of A.R.S. § 28-692(B), which forbids driving with a BAC of .10 percent or higher. The state asks us to reexamine and abolish or modify the rule requiring that a DUI defendant be given a sample of his breath for independent testing, the results of which may provide defendant…
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