Federal Magistrate Judge Upholds Validity Of Eye Test Testimony In DUI Cases

Mealey's (April 17, 2018, 11:35 AM EDT) -- YOSEMITE, Calif. — An eye movement field sobriety test is a reliable method for determining if a person is intoxicated, and a trained police officer can testify about his administration of the test and whether the suspect failed it, a California magistrate judge ruled April 16 in convicting a man of drunken driving in Yosemite National Park (United States v. Kenneth S. McAdams, No. 6:16-mj-0063, E.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63837)....