Roadblock documentation may be admitted without testimony of supervising officer
Topic: DUI, Decided by: Judge Brown
Docket Number: 1625955 , Decision Date: February 2, 2016
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Docket Number: 1625955 , Decision Date: February 2, 2016
Attachment: Click here to download the decision.
The state need not produce the testimony of the supervising officer who implemented an administrative roadblock in order for documentation authorizing the roadblock to be admissible. Testimony of a trooper who was involved in executing the roadblock at issue was sufficient to lay the foundation for admission of the documents and to establish that they fell under a hearsay exception. The supervising officer’s absence at the hearing did not violate the Petitioner’s right to confront and cross-examine witnesses.