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?Trial by Machine??.But How Good Are the Machines?

By Lawrence Taylor

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All states now have two drunk driving laws: (1) driving under the influence of alcohol (aka “DUI”, with local variations, such as “driving while intoxicated” or “DWI”), and (2) the so-called per se law of driving with .08% or higher blood-alcohol concentration (BAC). Unless you refuse to take a chemical test, you will be charged and prosecuted for both offenses — and can be convicted of both. The breath machines (commonly — and inaccurately — referred to as “Breathalyzers”) used to obtain the BAC are, obviously, critical to the drunk driving case. As for the per se offense, the only evidence of the crime is the machine: if the thing says .08% or higher and the jury believes it, the defendant is guilty...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on February 15, 2009 (boomark / email).

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