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The technical challenges posed by technocorrections

By Douglas A. Berman

I just discovered this local article out of Florida last week, which is headlined "Judge: Hairspray falsely triggered alcohol-monitoring device." For fans of technocorrections, this story is a bit sobering: A 17-year-old girl?s alcohol-monitoring device was triggered by continued exposure to hairspray, not consumption to alcohol, a judge ruled Thursday. ?Based on the evidentiary hearing today, the court would find that it appears that the detection made by (the alcohol-monitoring device) was a false positive and so, based upon that, I?m not going to revoke her pre-trial release,? Walton County Circuit Judge Kelvin Wells said. Elyse Tirico, formerly Elyse Bushee, is charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI with serious bodily injury in connection with a Jan...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 15, 2009 (boomark / email).