Every one of our lawyers is trained and certified in the operation and maintenance of the
Alcotest breath test machine used by police departments throughout the New Jersey Shore area.
For example, although there is only approximately 50 attorneys certified to operate and maintain the Alcotest
Breath Test machine like the police, three lawyers at our office hold this DWI credential.
Our defense team includes several defense lawyers whom are certified in Field Sobriety Testing (i.e. only approximately 20 attorneys statewide that have this DWI certification), and 3 who also possess certification by Draeger Laboratories to Operate and Maintain the Alcotest
Breath Test Machine just like the police (i.e. only approximately 50 have this qualification in New Jersey).
At the Law Offices of The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall all of our attorneys are certified in the operation and maintenance of the Alcotest
breath test machine which is used in Lakehurst.
Drunk driving defense is a narrow specialty of criminal defense, requiring significant training and expertise in technical matters such
as breath test machines, and strong trial skills to win cases.
• The police prematurely conclude that someone is impaired based on supposed physical indicia of impairment, without the assistance of a
roadside breath testing machine.
The Alcotest 7110, unlike the
previous breath test machine (i.e. Smith Wesson Breathalyzers 900A), actually performs two different BAC tests — an infrared radiation test and an electrochemical test.
An underage summons is quite often written as a backup ticket to a Holmdel Township DWI charge even if the underage driver had a BAC of 0.08 % or higher on the
alcohol breath test machine.
Furthermore, each of the DWI Lawyers at The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall is fully qualified in the operation of the
Alcotest breath test machine.
In fact, we may just be the only firm in the state that boasts 3 attorneys who are certified in operation and maintenance of
the breath test machine by its manufacturer and also certified by the National Transportation Safety Administration in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.
We also may be the only firm in NJ where 3 lawyers are certified in both proper maintenance and operation of the Alcotest
breath test machine, and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.
(We use the term «science» loosely, as there is very little scientific evidence establishing the accuracy of
the breath test machine or the field sobriety tests that are used in Texas.)
You should know that every one of the defense attorneys at The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall has been fully certified in maintenance and operation of the Alcotest
breath test machine.
Moreover, the DUI attorney can have your blood sample independently analyzed, look for suppression issues, review calibration records for
the breath test machines, identify the right expert witnesses for your trial, and assist with any driver's license issues you're having with MVD.
Each of the attorneys at The Law Offices of Jonathan F. Marshall are certified in the application, operation and maintenance of the Alcotest
breath test machine — the same as that used by Seaside Heights law enforcement.
In many situations
the breath test machine yeilds inaccurate false positive results.
This is
the breath test machine used by police agencies in Texas.
In fact, we are certified operators of
the breath testing machine used in New Jersey.
If you were stopped for suspicion of a NJ DWI offense, it is more likely than not, that you were asked to submit to a breath sample by blowing into
a breath test machine or breathalyzer (a.k.a. the Alcotest) that measures blood alcohol concentration («BAC»).
In order to understand our explanation, it is important for you to understand certain fundamental facts concerning the Alcotest
breath test machine.
If you are looking for an attorney for a DWI, Refusal or even a DUI, you should know that we may be the only law firm with 3 attorneys who are certified by both the manufacturer of the Alcotest
Breath Test Machine and the National Transportation Safety Administration in conducting Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.
Moreover, our lawyers have been specially trained by Draeger Laboratories (manufacturer of
the breath test machine) in proper operation and maintenance of the Alcotest.
We may be the only firm in the state where every lawyer holds certifications in both proper operation of the Alcotest
Breath Test machine (only approximately 50 lawyers hold this certification) and proper administration of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests by the National Transportation Safety Administration.
While the state only has approximately 50 lawyers trained by the manufacturer of the Alcotest 7110
Breath Test Machine, 3 of those individuals are members of our firm.
It is obviously understandable that an accused would attempt to delay blowing into
the breath test machine if they fear a positive result.
As a Virginia DUI lawyer, I know how inaccurate are
the breath testing machines used for checking breath alcohol content («BAC») levels in people.
Alito compared blowing into
a breath test machine to using «a straw to drink beverages,» which he called «a common practice and one to which few object.»