State v. Romanko
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or both. Defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion by disallowing certain demonstrative evidence proffered by Defendant, by which Defendant sought to demonstrate to the jury how his alleged disability prevented him from performing two mobility based field sobriety tests under any conditions. The Appellate Court affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that, rather than preventing Defendant from presenting his defense, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in disallowing Defendant from utilizing a display that the court properly deemed unreliable to pursue his theory of defense.
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