Legal Opinion
State v. Meza
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided August 15, 2002No. 1 CA-CR 00-0792PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FIDEL, Judge.
¶ 1 The State appeals from the trial court’s order precluding the use of breath test results in a trial against appellee/cross appellant Ricardo Dominic Meza. The trial court ordered preclusion of that evidence as a sanction against the State for various discov*52ery violations. Meza cross-appeals, claiming that the violations were so egregious that the trial court should have dismissed the charges with prejudice.
Background
A. The Arrest
¶ 2 On May 16, 1997, Ricardo Meza drove his ear into the back of a motorcycle, seriously injuring the motorcyclist. Police officers at the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- State v. SmithArizona Supreme Court · 1984
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