Yet More Problems with Breathalyzers: Latest Updates

Yet more problems with breathalyzers have emerged in recent news reports from Massachusetts. The stories reveal two different, but sadly common, issues facing defense lawyers and their clients with DUI charges. Improper Calibration of Breathalyzers First, improper calibration of breathalyzers dating all the way back to 2011 was discovered by a group of defense lawyers starting back in 2015. The lawyers learned that the specific model of breathalyzer used by the police was not calibrated to the proper range, affecting the expected margin of error for the devices. This range is narrower than in other states, and the police had not...

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