Opinion ID: 1835937
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Heading: State v. Underdahl

Text: On February 18, 2006, Dale Lee Underdahl was stopped on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and was arrested after performing poorly on field sobriety tests and failing a preliminary breath test. Underdahl agreed to a breath test performed with the Intoxilyzer 5000EN, the most recently approved breath-test instrument for the State of Minnesota. [1] The Intoxilyzer 5000EN revealed an alcohol content of .23. Underdahl was charged in Dakota County District Court with third-degree driving while impaired (blood alcohol concentration of .20 or more), Minn.Stat. §§ 169A.20, subd. 1(5), 169A.26 (2008), and the complaint against him was later amended to include a charge of fourth-degree driving while impaired (under the influence of alcohol), Minn.Stat. §§ 169A.20, subd. 1(1), 169A.27. Underdahl brought a motion for discovery, seeking State production of a complete copy of the computer source and object codes for the Minnesota model of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN that was used to test the Defendant. The State opposed the motion, arguing that the source code was not relevant and not in the State's possession because the Intoxilyzer 5000EN's manufacturer, CMI, Inc., owned the source code. The district court granted the discovery request and ordered that a complete copy of the computer source code for the Minnesota model of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN be provided to Underdahl in 30 days, or any evidence of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN test would be excluded from the State's case and the charge of third-degree driving while impaired (.20 or more) would be dismissed.