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What Are Breathalyzer Manufacturers Hiding?

By Lawrence Taylor

I’ve posted repeatedly in the past about the continuing refusal of the manufacturers of various breath-testing machines to devulge the secret software used to run them.  The readings of these devices are, of course, critical:  tens of thousands of citizens continue to be accused and convicted based based upon them. What are they hiding? The courts in a number of states have ruled that the defense has a right to know whether the code — critical to the accuracy of the machines’ readings — is reliable and accurate. See  Judge Orders Secrets of Breath Machine Revealed, Judge: Divulge Breathalyzer Code…or Else , Secret Breathalyzer Still Secret, Second Manufacturer Must Reveal Secrets...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on November 02, 2008 (boomark / email).