Hundreds of people accused of drunken driving have had the results of their breath-alcohol tests tossed out of court over the past year. The state Supreme Court heard arguments on the law's [SHB 3055, which took effect in June 2004] constitutionality in October, and its decision is expected to take several months. In the meantime, nearly every judge in King County who has considered the issue, in addition to judges in about half of the state's other counties, have ruled that the law is unconstitutional. The remainder have allowed the test results into evidence.
DUI tests frequently tossed out; 2004 law backfired
This article originally published
Thursday, December 22, 2005 by
Maureen O'Hagan - Seattle Times staff reporter at
The Seattle Times .
Hundreds of people accused of drunken driving have had the results of their breath-alcohol tests tossed out of court over the past year, foiling state legislators' efforts to make the tests more lawyer-proof....
