State v. LaFountain

The defendant contends the blood test is inadmissible in evidence because only, a duly licensed physician or a qualified medical laboratory technician can testify that the blood sample was taken and without this testimony the State’s cases must be dismissed. “ The defendant does not contend that as a matter of fact the doctor contaminated the sample with some foreign substance ” but contends that in the absence of the doctor’s testimony, “ there is no basis for determining if the sample was obtained under sterile conditions. ” As stated in State v. Reenstierna, 101 N. H. 286, 287 the “State…