State v. Jeffries

The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s conviction for aggravated driving under the influence and related offenses, holding that the State did not deny Defendant due process of law by failing to provide Computer Online Breath Records Archive (COBRA) data underlying Defendant’s breath test, and the municipal court did not abuse its discretion by denying Defendant’s motion to exclude breath evidence.During the DUI proceedings, Defendant filed a motion in limine to exclude her Intoxilyzer 8000 breath test results or dismiss her DUI charge as a sanction against the City of Missoula for failing to produce requested COBRA data. The municipal court denied the motion to exclude. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the municipal court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant’s motion to exclude, and the district court did not err in affirming. View "State v. Jeffries" on Justia Law