Louisiana v. Hawley
Annotate this CaseMaurice Hawley was charged with driving under the influence after a breath test demonstrated his blood alcohol concentration was above the legal limit. The issue this case presented for the Supreme Court's review was whether the state’s introduction into evidence of the certification form attesting to the inspection and maintenance of the Intoxilyzer 5000 machine, and the certification form attesting to the qualifications of the maintenance technician who inspected, maintained and certified the machine, without producing the testimony of the technician, violated Hawley’s Sixth Amendment right to confrontation. Finding these we hold these forms nontestimonial, and thus not subject to Confrontation Clause requirements, the Supreme Court reversed the court of appeal and reinstated the trial court's conviction.
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