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STATE v. KESTLE

No. 2007-K-1573.

996 So.2d 275 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. John J. KESTLE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 2, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Caldwell, Attorney General, Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, Terry Michael Boudreaux, Laura Suzanne Schneidau, Desiree Marie Valenti, Assistant District Attorney's for applicant.

Regan & Associates, Martin Edward Regan, Jr., Karla M. Baker, New Orleans, John Hall Thomas, Benjamin Thomas Sanders, for respondent.

WEIMER, Justice.1

Writ was granted in this matter to clarify the extent to which the lay opinion testimony of a police officer regarding behavioral manifestations of narcotics intoxication can pass sufficiency review in the context of a driving while intoxicated prosecution.

For reasons that follow, we reverse the ruling of the court of appeal and reinstate the trial court's determination...

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