Virginia DUI Defenses

Virginia DUI Defenses – Attacking the Breath Test Although many courts believe the breathalyzer tests are accurate, some studies have shown that breath readings can vary by 15 percent from actual blood alcohol content readings. In some courts, breathalyzer tests have been thrown out because the reliability was considered questionable. A New Jersey court in the 1980s cited scientific evidence showing that design flaws accounted for nearly 14 percent of the population’s high breathalyzer readings. The court also cited evidence showing a machine’s temperatures could vary based on factors such as the temperature of the machine itself at the time of the test as well as the body temperature of the suspected impaired driver. A breathalyzer result may be thrown out for many reasons. The machine must by properly maintained and calibrated or the results may be inaccurate. If you are facing charges where a breathalyzer implicates your impairment level, you need a skilled, experienced Virginia DUI attorney who knows what to look for and what to cross check to see where there may be holes in the evidence against you. Contact your Virginia DUI lawyers today at the Law Offices of Patrick N. Anderson and Associates. We understand what effect a DUI or DWI conviction can have on your life and you can’t be convicted without a fight. Call us for your free, initial consultation today.   (FindLaw) http://dui.findlaw.com/dui/dui-overview/blood-alcohol-concentration-tests.html