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Suskauer Law Firm Fights DUI Convictions Proving Inaccurate Testing

A DUI is a serious offense, with potential severe repercussions for an individual’s driver’s license, liberty and criminal record.  A DUI arrest, however, does not prove guilt.  Breathalyzers, such as the Intoxilyzer 8000 used in Florida, measure a driver’s Blood Alcohol Content (BAC). The results from the breathalyzer have been proven to be often inaccurate.  In addition, officers aren’t always properly trained in field sobriety testing, and checkpoint sobriety tests are often performed illegally.

One’s Blood-Breath partition ratio, body temperature, time of your last drink and time of the breath test after your last drink affect whether the result of the Intoxilyzer 8000 is accurate. Several factors, unrelated to the blood alcohol level can affect the results of the Intoxilyzer 8000 and other breathalyzers. For example, your breath test could be inaccurate by up to 8% or more if you simply have a fever or elevated temperature. Also, external factors like radio frequency interference from the police officer’s radio device located on his or her person could affect the reading. The bottom line is that just because a reading from the Intoxicator 8000 or any other breathalyzer records a blood alcohol content of greater than .08, this doesn’t mean that someone is guilty of DUI.

Under Florida law, a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) is a serious offense, proved by impairment of normal faculties or unlawful blood alcohol level (BAC) of .08 or above. With that said, the probability for errors in an arrest is high and someone charged with a DUI should pursue the best defense. Our attorneys, Michelle and Scott Suskauer, are Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyers and are AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell. We are active in the Palm Beach County and Florida legal communities and remain abreast of the latest laws, techniques, and strategies surrounding DUI defense. We have been successful in achieving excellent results for our clients through motions to suppress evidence due to illegal police procedures. The reputation that we have with judges and prosecutors is a benefit to our clients. We have served thousands of clients in Palm Beach County over the past 15 years.

If a client or acquaintance was charged with a DUI, please have them call the Suskauer Law Firm at 561.687.7866 or contact us via web.  We treat our clients with respect, aggressively prepare their case, and help them through a very difficult time in their lives.

Angel Marotto
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