GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A new ruling from the state supreme court may make it harder for the state to
use breathalyzer test results and refusals against you in a DUI case.
Not exact matches
A project of our organization would be to help people learn what their limit feels like with the
use of personal
breathalyzers because, really, not many people have the chance to
test themselves.
The results from a
Breathalyzer or blood
test are merely one piece of evidence that can be
used to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
We have four ASDs, a
Breathalyzer, two of the BAC Datamaster which is
used at the police station and the equipment that the police
use to calibrate and
test them.
If a driver was unaware that a different
breathalyzer must be
used for the second breath
test and a breath sample was given anyways, it can be challenging to dispute the officer's version of events after the fact.
A woman in Washington took her 2002 case to the Washington Supreme Court citing the unreliable nature of the
Breathalyzers, specifically the thermometer
used in the breath
test.
One reason that some people choose not to take the
breathalyzer or other chemical
test is that the government will not have a very important piece of scientific evidence to
use against you.
Using weaknesses in field sobriety, blood and
Breathalyzer test procedures to beat DUI charges
The reason is that the
breathalyzer testing method is able to measure present impairment and so it can be
used to determine whether an employee is able to safely perform their job at the time of
testing.
Inaccurate
test results from a
breathalyzer test due to the
use of mouthwash or breath strips, dental problems, alcohol vapors in asthma inhalers, uneven alcohol distribution in the blood, or residual mouth alcohol;
Modelled on the
breathalyzer for alcohol
testing, the machine works by plugging into a phone, and extracting data to put a finger on exactly when and how it was being
used at the time the owner was driving.
And what are the procedures
used for intoxication
testing (other than
breathalyzer) while being pulled over?
The
Breathalyzer was easier to
use and became the perfect
test for the police to
use when determining whether someone had too much to drink.