State v. Mechler

OPINION

CHARLES W. SEYMORE, Justice.

In this driving while intoxicated case, the State appeals the suppression of defendant Matthew Reid Mechler’s intoxilizer results. The trial court suppressed intoxi-lizer results, taken one and one-half hours after Mechler’s arrest, concluding that the test results were unduly prejudicial without retrograde extrapolation evidence. We reverse.

FACTS

Fort Bend County Deputy Clarence Golden observed Mechler roll through a stop sign and drive erratically. When he stopped Mechler, Deputy Golden smelled alcohol in Meehler’s truck. Additionally, Mechler moved…