DWI Cases in Doubt After Breathalyzer Errors
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension requires law enforcement agencies to verify breathalyzer accuracy due to calibration errors.
A discovery in Aitkin County by defense attorney Chuck Ramsay found an officer failed to properly calibrate a DataMaster machine, despite documentation claiming otherwise.
- Several DWI cases were dismissed
- 73 breath tests were invalidated
The issue first came to light in Aitkin County, where defense attorney Chuck Ramsay found that an officer failed to properly calibrate a DataMaster machine despite documentation claiming otherwise.
Author's summary: Breathalyzer errors affect DWI cases statewide.