· 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
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- 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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