Legal Opinion
Desmond v. Superior Court
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 6, 1989No. CV-88-0416-SA, CV-88-0439-SAPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Justice.
I. JURISDICTION
Donald Lee Desmond and Robert Ward David petitioned this court for writs of special action. We accepted jurisdiction and consolidated the two matters. We also allowed the filing of amici curiae briefs. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5 and Ariz.R.P.Sp. Act. 4.
II. QUESTION PRESENTED
In accepting the petitions for special action, we ordered the parties to submit supplemental briefs directed to the following issue:
Is a defendant’s blood alcohol level admissible in evidence, absent evidentiary foundation relating the blood alcohol level at…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Fuenning v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1983
- Readenour v. Marion Power ShovelArizona Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. JessenArizona Supreme Court · 1981
- Mammo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
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3Cited by46 opinions
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