Judicial Notice of the Validity of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus in Texas: Emerson v. State

Authors

James Rick Russell

Publication Date

10-1-1995

Document Type

Note

Abstract

This note first explains how officers use the HGN test in determining field sobriety. Next, this note reviews judicial standards for the admissibility of novel scientific evidence in Texas. Last, after a discussion of Emerson's rationale, this note explores the arguments against the propriety of taking judicial notice of the validity of the HGN test.

DOI

10.37419/TWLR.V2.I2.5

First Page

355

Last Page

374

Recommended Citation

James R. Russell, Judicial Notice of the Validity of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus in Texas: Emerson v. State, 2 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 355 (1995).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37419/TWLR.V2.I2.5