State v. Hanson

Two issues are presented for review: 1. Whether the trial court erred when, on its own motions, it permitted the state after resting to reopen its case in order to supply the court with expert testimony as to the reliability and accuracy of the MR-7 ?

2. Whether the Circuit Court erred in reversing the County Court’s determination that judicial notice could not be taken as to the reliability and accuracy of the MR-7?

The issue as to whether the trial judge can reopen a party’s case for further testimony after the party has rested is important in determining the scope of the record from which…