State v. Myers

In State v. Myers (1990), 63 Ohio App.3d 765, 776 n.5, 580 N.E.2d 61, the Court opined that "affidavits certifying that the scales used had been properly sealed in conformance with legal requirements" were sufficient to satisfy Gribble. In Myers, "the prosecution offered as evidence certified copies of affidavits from the Ohio Department of Agriculture indicating that the scales used by the State Highway Patrol had been accurately calibrated within the limits set forth by the National Bureau of Standards and the Ohio Revised Code." Id. at 776. The scales had been tested within the previous one year, and the State presented testimony that the scales referred to in the affidavits offered as evidence included the scales used to weigh the appellants' vehicles. Id.