State v. Buckland

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions, holding that admission of the breathalyzer’s machine-generated reports did not violate the Confrontation Clause because raw machine data are not testimonial statements and the State presented the test operator and an expert witness. It also held that the arresting special constable had statutory authority to arrest without a warrant because appointment under the applicable special-constable statute did not require a municipal ordinance. No separate opinions were filed.