Court Opinion

ID: 9691396
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 20:29:04.08861+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:10:20.732171
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MESCHKE, Justice,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent.
I would affirm both of these convictions for reasons similar to those given in my dissent in State v. Reil, 409 N.W.2d 99, 105 (N.D.1987). Today’s rulings are hypertech-nical ones on foundational, evidentiary concerns for blood tests. Under NDREv 104(b) and 901, our standard of review of an evidentiary ruling should be whether the trial court abused its discretion. Since I believe that there was no abuse of discretion in admitting these blood tests as evidence and that any doubts about the authenticity of these blood sample reports go to their evidentiary weight, I respectfully dissent.