State v. Wilbur-Bobb

¶1 Convicted of vehicular homicide, Sandra Wilbur-Bobb contends the trial court should not have admitted her blood alcohol test results to prove her level of intoxication. To gain admission of blood test results at trial, the State must make a prima facie case that the blood sample tested was preserved with an enzyme poison such as sodium fluoride. In this case, a photograph of the vials containing the blood sample shows the vials were labeled as containing sodium fluoride. Along with testimony by the officer and toxicologist establishing the chain of custody, this was sufficient to make a…