1. Home
  2. Criminal Law, Opinions
  3. Expert can testify on variability in breath tests 

Expert can testify on variability in breath tests (access required)

Published: July 10, 2009

Tags:

A drunk driving defendant should have been allowed to introduce expert testimony that the blood-alcohol content indicated by his breath test overstated the actual amount of alcohol in his blood, the California Supreme Court has ruled. The defendant was charged with driving under the influence after a breath test indicated that he had a blood-alcohol level ...
© Copyright 2010 Lawyers USA. All Rights Reserved.


Comments

You must be logged in to post comments.

FREE White Papers

Most Viewed Stories

  1. Jury awards $3M to hotel worker for retaliation
  2. Zometa claims can go forward (access required)
  3. Tobacco firm can litigate ‘light' cigarette claims (access required)
  4. Bankruptcy court can't decide student loan costs (access required)
  5. Conference makes PACER access wider and cheaper (access required)

Stay Connected with Lawyers USA

Lawyers USA keeps you connected with all the latest news affecting you and your practice with Daily, Practice and Breaking News alerts.

To Sign-up or Manage your Alerts, click here.

Feeds/Web 2.0:

LEGAL BLOGS

DC Dicta Legal buzz from WashingtonDC Dicta Legal buzz from Washington

Benchmarks Recent decisions and analysis

Blog Roll

FEATURED PODCAST

Tech toys for the holidays

Jim Calloway, the Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Management Assistance Program, and Sharon Nelson, president of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. present a series of great gift ideas for the tech-savvy professional on your holiday shopping list.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

Click here for the Podcast archive.