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Does it matter how I breath into the device?

By Bruce M. Robinson, P.A.

People ask me if it matters how you breathe into the breath machine. Is it good to hold my breath? Should I breathe heavy? Should I breathe quickly? The answer is, it does matter how you breathe into the device. Basically, you want to do the opposite of whatever the cops tell you to do- then you will get a fair result (notwithstanding the machine's shortcomings that were previously discussed). A client came in to see me and said the "the officer told me to hold my breath and blow hard into the machine until he tells me to stop." The officer actually went so far as to write these instructions down on the DR-15A officer's certification and temporary license. I must say, I have never seen that written down before. The officer may not have even known what he was doing, they may just be trained that way, but here is the result of that action...continue to full post

Full post as published by Maryland DUI Lawyer Blog on July 07, 2007 (boomark / email).