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Snorpus writes "According to the Tampa Tribune, judges in the central Florida county of Seminole are dismissing DUI charges when the defendant asks for information on how the breath test works. Apparently the manufacture of the device is unwilling to release the code to the state, and all four judges in the county have been dismissing DUI cases when the state cannot provide the requested information. Could this apply to other situations where technical means (radar guns, video surveillance, wire-tapping, etc.) are used to gather evidence? " I'd not plan on this as a legal defense, but the question it raises - of public access to information - is an important one.
Don't drink and drive. Its stupid, immature and kills people. people that DUI are selfish dumbass bastards that should have their license irrevokably taken away at once.
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
This is the 2'nd post in this story. So it can not be redundant. But it is also on-topic.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
I've been breath tested several times in the UK. If the tests had shown I was over the legal limit then I'd have been arrested, taken down the station and a further blood test would be taken. It would be the blood test that the court would take as evidence, not the breath test.
It seems strange to me that the breath test is enough to convict someone. The police over here wont even take the test if you've had a drink within the last 20 minutes because it gives false readings.
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