Legal Opinion
State v. Brooks
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 29, 1993No. 93-018PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
The State appeals from the district court’s interlocutory ruling that evidence of blood-alcohol content (BAC) measured by DataMaster infrared testing device is inadmissible in either a DUI civil suspension or a DUI criminal proceeding. Well over one hundred cases were governed by the court’s ruling. We reverse.
While driving a motor vehicle on Route 7 in St. Albans, defendant was stopped by a state trooper for an equipment defect. According to police affidavits, during the stop, the trooper suspected defendant was DUI and conducted field sobriety tests. Defendant eventually sub mitted to a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Beech Aircraft Corp. v. RaineySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Langle v. KurkulSupreme Court of Vermont · 1986
- In Re MullesteinSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
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