Ex Parte Vizzina

We granted certiorari in this case to review a single question: Can a court take judicial notice of the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Health relating to the administration of a chemical test for intoxication?

In the Court of Criminal Appeals, the petitioner maintained that the proper predicate for the introduction of the blood-alcohol test results had not been laid. The Court of Criminal Appeals agreed with the petitioner's argument that the rules introduced into evidence as City's Exhibit 3 were not properly certified, and were, therefore, inadmissible on this…