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Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas


MATA v. STATE OF TEXAS, 133-00

In drunk driving test, expert witness' retrograde extrapolation of blood alcohol level two hours after arrest is not sufficiently reliable to determine blood alcohol level at time of arrest absent additional information on the defendant.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 06/06/2001
  • Published 06/06/2001

Judges

  • Before the court en banc.

Court

  • Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • George Scharmen, San Antonio, for Appellant., Mary Beth Welsh, Assist. DA, San Antonio, for State.

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