Jim Lara v. State

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § JIM LARA, No. 08-13-00221-CR § Appellant, Appeal from the § v. Criminal Court No. 4 § THE STATE OF TEXAS, of Denton County, Texas § Appellee. (TC# CR-2011-08750-D) § OPINION Appellant Jim Lara was convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI) after blowing into an Intoxilyzer 5000, which indicated he had at least a .145 blood-alcohol level. The legal limit in Texas is .08. At trial, the State offered the Intoxilyzer read-outs into evidence through a surrogate “technical supervisor” who was qualified to interpret the results but had no…