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1 of the Arizona
Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S., and the decisions of the United States Supreme Court in
Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed 2d 215 (1963), hereby requests that the
Court order the State to furnish the Defendant with the following information forthwith:
If an intoxilyzer was used in this case, then the defense is requesting the following:
1. Subject test log for the period beginning 30 days before the arrest date and ending 30
days after the arrest date.
2. Day-to-day calibration checks for the period beginning 30 days before the arrest date
and ending 30 days after the arrest date.
3. Error and maintenance warning log for the period beginning 90 days prior to the arrest
date and ending 90 days after the arrest date.
4. Standard calibration records and standard quality assurance records.
5. The date of manufacture and date of delivery of the Intoxilyzer machine used in this
case.
6. Copies of all printed tests and research data which were supplied by the manufacturer to
law enforcement and/or the State concerning the Intoxilyzer machine used in this case.
7. Any information in the possession and/or control of the State which would indicate that
the type of Intoxilyzer machine employed in this case has ever malfunctioned.
8. A complete text of copies of any directive, notice or bulletin issued to using agencies by
either the manufacturer of the machine in question or the State Department of Health Services
(or any Arizona agency associated with the Intoxilyzer), concerning the operation of the type of
Intoxilyzer used in this case and/or any problems experienced in connection with the use of said
Intoxilyzer.
9. A copy of the instruction manual, together with all supplements thereto and warranties
which were issued by the manufacturer of the Intoxilyzer used in this case or by any
governmental agency that relates to the use of the Intoxilyzer machine used in this case.
10. A list of known samples used to check the accuracy of the Intoxilyzer actually used in this
case together with the identity and address of the person who prepared the known samples.
11. All operators permits issued to the person who actually operated the Intoxilyzer used in this
case.
12. Logs showing any quality assurance tests of the machine for a period of 180 days prior to
and 180 days subsequent to the administration of the Intoxilyzer in this case, and any
complaints received by the agency operating the Intoxilyzer or problems of any kind with the
machine occurring at any time within the last three years.
13. Any materials within the possession and/or control of the prosecution, including any such
materials in the possession of the law enforcement agency documenting or describing in any
way the correct and/or standard method of administering field sobriety tests (i.e., the red
book), and any such documentation which describes in any way a correct and/or standard
method of evaluating someoneOL 61 \f "WP TypographicSymbols" \s 12s performance on field
sobriety tests.
14. A duplicate original of any audio, video, or other recording made during the stop and/or
investigation of the Defendant in this case, including 911 recordings.
15. The names of any experts the State intends to call in this case, together with the results of
any research or experiments of any kind which they have conducted in connection with their
proposed testimony, and the following:
A) A list of any and all publications, treatises and other written materials which will be relied
upon by the State=s expert witness(es).
B) A list and description of any and all scientific experiments and results of the same (controlled
or uncontrolled), about which the States expert(s) will testify.
C) Whether or not any expert witness(es) called by the State will express an opinion concerning
the blood alcohol level at which all individuals are impaired in the ability to safely operate a
motor vehicle, and what that opinion will be, together with:1)The facts upon which any opinion
will be based.
2) The date upon which the expert first expressed that opinion
Whether or not the expert ever testified to a different opinion, and what that opinion was.
16. A list of all prior bad acts of the Defendant which the State intends to introduce in evidence
in this case.
17. A copy of any document which the State intends to introduce in this case, including any
document which the State intends to introduce and/or rely upon for purposes of establishing
foundation, authentication or attestation.
18. A copy of the daily log of activities prepared and submitted by the law enforcement
officer(s) involved in this case for the day in which the Defendant was investigated/cited for
DUI and/or alcohol related offenses.
19. Copies of all logs and other memoranda in the possession of the officer conducting field
sobriety tests in this case, if any, which would reflect his/her training on the horizontal gaze
nystagmus test. This request includes, but is not limited to, any logs he/she kept of tests that
were administered for training purposes.
20. Copies of all reports and/or handwritten notes filled out by every law enforcement officer
who participated in any way in the investigation of the Defendant in this case.
21. Any material in the possession and/or control of the State which would tend to exculpate
the Defendant and/or mitigate the punishment.
The grounds for this request are set forth in the following Memorandum of Points and
Authorities.
______________________________ By:
Thomas E. Higgins
Attorney for Ms. Massarat
Thank you,
Kalina Martinez
Legal Assistant for Thomas E. Higgins & Maggie Higgins Schmidt