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Supreme Court· 6/11/1984

California v. Trombetta

Citations

  • 467 U.S. 479
  • 104 S. Ct. 2528
  • 81 L. Ed. 2d 413
  • 1984 U.S. LEXIS 103
  • 52 U.S.L.W. 4744

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California v. Trombetta — U.S. Supreme Court case. This entry links to the full opinion in the CourtListener corpus.

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  • holding that this principle was not violated when breath-test evidence was not preserved by the Slate
  • holding that Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not require that law enforcement agencies preserve breath samples in order to introduce breath-analysis tests at trial
  • recognizing that the Intoxilyzer has passed the accuracy requirements established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the Department of Transportation
  • holding that there is no due process violation where any potential exculpatory evidence can be established by other means
  • holding that this principle was not violated when breath-test evidence was not preserved by the State
  • holding that this principle was not violated when breath-test evidence was not preserved by the State

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Judges: Marshall, O'Connor

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