Legal Opinion
Zimmerman v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 10, 1997No. 130, 1996PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VEASEY, Chief Justice:
In this consolidated appeal of sentences imposed on two convictions of the defendant for driving under the influence of alcohol (“DUI”), we consider first the proper standard for admitting evidence of “horizontal gaze nystagmus” (“HGN”) 1 tests in prosecutions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The HGN test is scientific in nature and the State must establish a proper foundation before evidence about the test is admitted. Because the trial court admitted the results of an HGN test without a proper scientific foundation in the first conviction, we hold…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Nelson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1993
- Van Arsdall v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
- Lampkins v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. v. AdamsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1988
- Pryor v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Tolson v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2006
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