State v. Harris

Defendant appeals his jury conviction of driving while under the influence (DUI) on the ground that the State failed to lay a proper foundation for the admission of the blood alcohol test of .165 per cent when it did not call as an expert witness the doctor who had drawn the blood sample. At the close of the State’s case the defendant moved that the blood test be ruled inadmissible for two reasons: (1) the doctor did not testify as to the manner in which he took the test, and that in his stead the State offered the testimony of the police officer who observed the doctor draw the blood sample;…