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State v. Johnson

Citations

  • 717 S.W.2d 298
  • 1986 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 2299

How courts have described this case

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  • observing that the medical profession’s lack of unanimity about whether breath tests can measure intoxication goes to the weight of the evidence rather than its admissibility
  • involving an Auto-Intoximeter model AI-1000 breath-testing device which utilizes a partition ratio of 2,100 to 1
  • any inaccuracies in particular blood alcohol test go to weight, not to the admissibility of evidence
  • “The weight to be given any evidence is a question of fact for the trier of fact in each case.”

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Judges: Scott, Duncan, Daughtrey

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