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Cable v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 19, 1997
687 So. 2d 975 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)
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Case No. 96-1609

Opinion filed February 19, 1997

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County; Walter N. Colbath, Jr., Judge.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Gary Caldwell, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse and remand for a new trial. It was error to admit trial testimony as to a horizontal gaze nystagmus test performed by the arresting officer without laying a predicate for its admission as scientific evidence. See State v. Meador, 674 So.2d 826 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996); Melvin v. State, 677 So.2d 1317 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996).

DELL, STONE and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.

Summaries of

Cable v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Feb 19, 1997
687 So. 2d 975 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)
Case details for

Cable v. State

Case Details

Full title:JEFFREY ALAN CABLE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Feb 19, 1997

Citations

687 So. 2d 975 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)