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State v. Garrett

Citations

  • 811 P.2d 488
  • 119 Idaho 878
  • 1991 Ida. LEXIS 73

How courts have described this case

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

  • recognizing other state courts finding HGN satisfies Frye, including Alaska, Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, and Texas
  • holding the nystagmus eye test may provide probable cause to arrest in driving under the influence cases as multiple jurisdictions have concluded it is scientifically, generally reliable.
  • “Qualifying police officers as experts on the administration of the HGN test is a simple matter….”
  • looking to decisions from other jurisdictions to support conclusion that HGN evidence is reliable “[b]ecause the reliability of a test based on scientifically tested phenomenon should not vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction”

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Judges: Bistline, Boyle, Johnson, Bakes, Medevitt

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