California Supreme Court
Nov. 25, 2013
State Supreme Court bars challenges to the accuracy of breathalyzer tests
Breathalyzer tests will continue in widespread use, the state Supreme Court ensured last week by rejecting defense lawyers' efforts to spotlight claims over the machine's accuracy.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Breathalyzer tests will continue in widespread use, the state Supreme Court ensured last week by rejecting defense lawyers' efforts to spotlight problems with the machine's accuracy.
Breathalyzers rely on the assumption that the conversion of alcohol in the breath to alcohol in the blood, known as the partition ratio, is the same for all people - even though it's not. Yet the state Supreme...
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