Legal Opinion
State v. Gookins
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 21, 1994PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
Defendants in these three cases pleaded guilty in the Oaklyn Municipal Court to driving while under the influence of alcohol, contrary to N.J.S.A. 39:4-50. The principal evidence against them consisted of breathalyzer blood-alcohol-concentration readings in excess of .10%. In a long series of cases, we have sustained the scientific reliability of breathalyzers and other breath-testing devices. See State v. Downie, 117 N.J. 450, 569 A.2d 242, cert. denied, 498 U.S. 819, 111 S.Ct. 63, 112 L.Ed.2d 38 (1990); Romano v. Kimmelman, 96 N.J. 66, 474…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
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3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. MichaelsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- State v. WaysSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2004
- Commonwealth v. DelbridgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- State v. WyrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- State v. DreherNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1997
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