Legal Opinion
State v. Coombs
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 16, 2003No. 2002-236PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuggan, J.
The defendant, Thomas D. Coombs, appeals his conviction after a bench trial in the Portsmouth District Court (Taylor, J.) for driving while intoxicated (DWI), RSA 265:82 (Supp. 2002), and failing to use required turn signals, RSA 265:45 (1993). Coombs argues that the admission of his blood alcohol test results through the testimony of a certifying scientist under RSA 265:90 (Supp. 2002) violated his rights under the Confrontation Clause of Part I, Article 15 of the New Hampshire Constitution and the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. We affirm.
The facts are not in dispute. On July 15,…
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