Intoxilyzer records admissible without live testimony 
Published: April 16, 2012
Tags: Bullcoming v. New Mexico, Confrontation Clause, drunk driving, Intoxilyzer, Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
A drunk driving defendant’s Confrontation Clause rights were not violated by the admission of Intoxilyzer calibration records without the testimony of the technician who prepared them, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a conviction.
Drunk driver may seek testing device’s source code
Published: July 6, 2011
Tags: drunk driving, Intoxilyzer, source code, Uniform Act to Secure the Attendance of Witnesses from Without the State
State law affords a drunk driving defendant the means to obtain from an out-of-state corporation the source code for the breath testing machine used in her arrest, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a conviction.
Fight over Intoxilyzer source code continues
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: September 16, 2009
Tags: DUI, Intoxilyzer, source codes
In the latest opinion over a hot-button DUI defense argument, a state supreme court has ruled that a drunk driving defendant is not entitled to inspect the source code for the Intoxilyzer breath machine by subpoenaing the manufacturer.
DUI defense attorneys pursue new argument
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: July 30, 2009
Tags: breathalyzer, DUI, Intoxilyzer, Melendez-Diaz
Criminal defense attorneys are already taking advantage of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling to challenge breath test evidence of blood alcohol levels.
Federal court opens DWI machine’s code to scrutiny
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 17, 2009
Tags: Intoxilyzer, source code
The fight over the digital code that runs breath-test machines for suspected drunken drivers will shift into Minnesota courtrooms now that a federal judge has ruled, a prominent defense lawyer said. “It’s not over,” said Chuck Ramsay, one of the lead criminal defense lawyers in the fight against the settlement approved Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank.
State has no duty to provide source code
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: April 9, 2009
Tags: breath test, DUI, Intoxilyzer, source code
The state has no duty to provide a defense attorney with source code for the Intoxilyzer 8000, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a trial court.
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