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The Supreme Court of Ohio just reversed the conviction of a lady for DUI. Read why the court reached this conclusion.

On significance of the opinion is that administration of field sobriety tests and the scoring thereof, is not a subjective decision for the officer to make contrary to the belief of many officers and unfortunately, as prosecutors sometimes argue in the trial of a case.

This summary is taken from the Ohio Supreme Court website.

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While it will be announced publicly for purposes of a deterrent effect, here is the schedule for the use of the SC Department of Public Safety “Batmobile” or the truck containing breath testing equipment. The mobility of the device saves making a trip to the police station or the county jail where breath testing devices are kept.

REMEMBER, the law states that only those persons who are UNDER ARREST for DUI can be asked to provide a breath sample. You cannot be asked to provide a breath sample UNLESS you are under arrest based upon probable cause for the offense of DUI.

The schedule is:

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