These are happening so often lately it is almost getting boring. In the latest breath testing scandal, 865 DUI cases in Santa Clara, California are being reviewed for dismissal because the manufacturer of the breath testing machine has admitted that
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A story from Sumner County, Kansas pits the local law enforcement officers against the County Attorney (the head prosecutor) over breath testing in Kansas DUI cases on the Intoxilyzer 8000. The Sumner County Sheriff’s Department was given an In
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A recent news article points out a big problem for people who get convicted of crimes, even misdemeanors. The article features a young man who could not get a job at the garden center at a Lowe’s because of the ACCUSATION of a misdemeanor many
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I have blogged before about the fight going on in some states led by DUI defense attorneys who have asked courts to force the maker of the Intoxilyzer 8000, CMI, Inc. of Owensboro, Kentucky, to reveal the source code of the machine so that defense at
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Right before St. Patrick’s Day, the Kansas Police unveiled their new Mobile DUI enforcement vehicle. This vehicle cost nearly $400,000. Lord knows where they got the money from, but I can guarantee it is entirely taxpayer funded. Here is their
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A recent scientific article from Forensic Science International confirms something that Kansas DUI lawyers already know, that breathing patterns can affect the result of a breath test in a big way. In “Influence from breathing pattern on alcoho
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Philadelphia flunked its own breathalyzer test recently. A bad breath testing machine resulted in hundreds of people getting convicted even though the breath test machine was inaccurate. From the story: Dozens of DUI cases in Philadelphia are set to
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