Legal Opinion
Middleton v. State
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided October 11, 1989No. CA CR 89-41PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
James R. Cooper, Judge.
The appellant in this criminal case was convicted of DWI, second offense, in the Municipal Court of Newton County. After a de novo jury trial in the Newton County Circuit Court, the appellant was again convicted of that offense, fined $3,000.00, and sentenced to seven days in the Newton County jail. From that decision, comes this appeal.
No breathalyzer or blood test was performed on the appellant, but the arresting officer did perform various field sobriety tests. The field tests included a gaze nystagmus test, which is intended to determine impairment based on the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Dumond v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
- Rock v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1986
- Dillard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Whitson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
- Hoyle v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
- White v. Arkansas Capital Corp./Diamond State VenturesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2006
- Copley v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2012
- Brown v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1992
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