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How to Prove Breathalayzer Accuracy: Falsify the Records

By Lawrence Taylor

One way to make sure that there is no evidence of a breath machine’s inaccuracy and unreliability is to simply make sure there is no record of its false results and failures…even if it means innocent people are convicted.  The main thing is to maintain faith in these devices, right? Fudged Breathalyzer Tests Questions DUI Arrests Inspector Turned Machines Off When They Appeared About To Fail Throwing Into Doubt Thousands Of Drunk Driving Citations Miami, FL.  Oct. 16  –  Defense attorneys were in a Miami courtroom on Thursday seeking a judge’s order to inspect the hard drives of every breathalyzer machine used in Miami-Dade county.  Before Judge Jose L. Fernandez, attorney Michael Catalano said, "We’re interested to find why she was unplugging breath machines so that she could cover up mistakes and not tell anybody...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on October 17, 2008 (boomark / email).