State v. McDonald

LANSING, Judge.

Shane Ryder McDonald appeals from the appellate order of the district court affirming the judgment of conviction entered after a jury found McDonald guilty of misdemeanor driving under the influence. McDonald contends that the magistrate court erred in the admission at trial of certain testimonial evidence that McDonald characterizes as hearsay. We hold that the testimony was not hearsay, and we therefore affirm.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

McDonald was stopped by Boise police officers for failing to signal before turning. After noticing an odor of alcohol, the officers…