Steiner v. State

Janis Rodgers Steiner was convicted in Baldwin District Court of driving under the influence of alcohol, a violation of §32-5A-191(a), Ala. Code 1975. She appealed to Baldwin Circuit Court, and a jury found her guilty of driving under the influence.

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Before trial, Steiner moved to suppress the introduction of the results of an Intoxilyzer 5000 ("I-5000") test performed by Alabama State Trooper Stan Stabler on the grounds that the State would be unable to establish a proper predicate for the introduction of the test results. Steiner argued that the State would be unable to prove that the…