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· 4/18/1979

Scales v. City Court of City of Mesa

Citations

  • 594 P.2d 97
  • 122 Ariz. 231
  • 1979 Ariz. LEXIS 275

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • destruction of breath samples violated holding of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), but required only suppression of test results
  • fact that breath test result incriminates defendant does not excuse state’s failure to preserve breathalyzer test ampoules
  • blood alcohol content may be \crucial\ in ascertaining intoxication

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Judges: Holohan, Cameron, Struckmeyer, Hays, Gordon

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