Opinion ID: 1706994
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Heading: Whether the trial court erred in allowing into evidence the results of the intoxilyzer tests in the absence of the testimony of the officer who calibrated the machine and over the objection of defense counsel; thereby, depriving the defendant of his constitutional right of confrontation?

Text: ¶ 13. The accident occurred September 17, 1994. Over defense objections, the State introduced the intoxilyzer calibration certificates issued by the Mississippi Highway Patrol dated September 6, 1994, and October 4, 1994. Zoerner contends that his right to confrontation was violated by the introduction of these certificates, in the absence of the calibrating officer. However, this argument was squarely rejected in the recent case of McIlwain v. State, 700 So.2d 586 (Miss.1997). Therefore, Zoerner's argument is without merit. See McIlwain, 700 So.2d at 591.