Minnesota DWI Defense Blog

Quality results come from properly calibrated machines. When it comes to the state breath machine, the state has chosen convenience over science. Read More

The way you breathe can affect your breath alcohol test. The simple act of taking a deep breath could put you over the legal limit. Read More

Scientists are supposed to uphold quality controls to ensure fair and accurate testing. Instead, the BCA scientists are acting as shields for officers who fail to follow scientific guidelines. Read More

Normal compounds on your breath could push you over the legal limit. Don't be a victim of the state's shoddy breath alcohol machine. Read More

The state alcohol labs have been less than forthright in fixing their errors. Learn about the latest problems. Read More

I've found more anomalies with the state's breath alcohol machine. We need answers to when it flags for interfering substances. Read More

Scientists at the BCA can't decide how much normal compounds found in human breath affect a breath alcohol test. I went back to the original manufacturer's documents to find out more. Read More

There's a big problem in breath alcohol testing that nobody is talking about. It's the problem of breath temperature. The amount of alcohol in your breath is sensitive to your breath temperature. Scientists need to start taking it into account. Read More

The longer you blow into the State's breath machine, the higher the reading goes. This is unfair to individuals who provide more than the minimum volume of air required. Citizens deserve a better test. Read More

It seems our legislators may have been suffering from reefer madness when they wrote the latest bill to "legalize" marijuana. The bill gives millions of dollars to pseudoscientific oral fluid testing and bogus drug recognition evaluator training. Read More

The BCA didn't have a recipe for their acetone solutions for over 10 years. It turns out, their new recipe isn't much better than not having one at all. Read More

The State fails to report blood, breath, and urine alcohol measurements properly. Good science requires that they do. We must hold the State to a higher standard. Read More

A former State breath lab employee has analyzed breath samples on the DMT. He's found that small amounts of normal compounds on your breath could put you over the legal limit. Read More

Breath testing is fundamentally unfair due to large differences in lung capacities amongst different groups of people. Read More

Acid reflux, GERD, hiccuping, burping, and belching can all cause falsely elevated numbers in breath alcohol testing. Here is what can happen if you experience these issues during a breath test. Read More

The State's blood alcohol lab used uncalibrated equipment when analyzing blood and urine. Because of this, their results can't be traced to a known standard. Read More

Not everyone who is charged with a refusal has actually refused to test. There are legal, scientific, and common sense reasons to examine when defending against a refusal charge. Let's explore them here. Read More

Our client was charged with "Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol," and "Refusal to Submit to Chemical Testing." We showed the HGN was improperly administered, and challenged the PBT results -- without an expert. The jury came out with the verdict: NOT GUILTY. Read More