STATE v. ROACH

No. 41221.

337 P.3d 1280 (2014)

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jay Alton ROACH, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

November 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Swafford Law Office, P.C.; Larren K. Covert , Idaho Falls, for appellant. Larren K. Covert argued.

Hon. Lawrence G. Wasden , Attorney General; Russell J. Spencer , Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for respondent. Russell J. Spencer argued.


GRATTON, Judge.

Jay Alton Roach appeals from the district court's intermediate appellate decision affirming the magistrate court's order excluding expert testimony as irrelevant.

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A trooper initiated a traffic stop because Roach's vehicle lacked a front license plate and an expiration sticker on the rear license plate. During the stop, the trooper detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and noted Roach...

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