Legal Opinion
State v. Tanner
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 25, 1983No. K83-76PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORET, Judge.
William Tanner (defendant) was charged by indictment with negligent homicide. On December 17, 1981, defendant filed a motion to suppress the results of a breath analysis test performed on him. The trial court granted the motion, finding that the Department of Public Safety’s regulations governing the use and maintenance of the auto-intoximeter machine were insufficient to insure its accuracy. On December 2, 1982, we granted the State’s application for writs, concluding that the trial court abused its discretion in granting the motion to suppress. On January 21, 1983, 427 So.2d…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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