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We went way back to our archives to look at the initial interference testing by the manufacturer of the DMT. It turns out that the fuel cell needs to be turned on to identify chemicals on a person's breath that could inflate their alcohol score. Read More
The State breath alcohol lab has been hiding problems with the breath alcohol machine for over ten years. It's time to shut it down. Our latest findings show that the fuel cell is necessary to detect interfering substances. Read More
State breath alcohol lab technicians approved a machine that failed to meet their standards. This shoddy machine has been in use for over 10 years now. It's time to set the record straight. Read More
Last week, a judge out of Stearns County, MN ordered that a breath alcohol test of one of our clients be suppressed. Read More
It's true, the BCA really does make a huge mistake - they treat bias as just another component of random error in their uncertainty equation. Read More
The State crime lab has been mislabeling the certified values of the controls for their alcohol analysis. Read More
The BCA blood and urine alcohol lab haven't been using matrix-matched controls with their machine. This is huge - they could be overestimating alcohol by 20%! Read More
The BCA blood/urine alcohol lab doesn't calibrate their pipette. It is standard procedure, yet the BCA refuses to follow the rules. Read More
The BCA has been mishandling bias in their breath testing machines. It's time they come clean and correct the issue. Read More
The citizens of Minnesota deserve to question those who call them guilty, even if it is a little black box called a Breathalyzer. In the case of the DataMaster DMT, they deserve to look at the code that defines their guilt. Read More
The MN BCA Breath Alcohol lab admits they don't have a procedure for making acetone solutions. The lab has been using a word-of-mouth recipe for over 10 years! Read More
Q: Is it a crime to drive after consuming marijuana/THC/cannabis products? A: It depends. Read More
Ramsay Law Firm is delighted to announce the addition of Shauna Kieffer to the firm. Her extensive trial experience and aggressive mindset will only improve the service provided to all clients of Ramsay Law Firm. Read More
Anyone with a test result of .10 or below could actually been below the legal limit. This also applies to those charged with being twice the legal limit (which brings significantly enhanced penalties) and commercial drivers (who face a legal limit of 0.04). Read More
How are you going to celebrate your Independence Day? Read More
For quite some time, only pilots, CDL holders, physicians, international travelers, and those with security clearances had reason to be concerned about the consequences of a first-time DWI arrest. Now, everyone should be worried. Read More
When you’re looking for an answer to a tricky problem, people will often say that they’re having as much trouble as “looking for a needle in a haystack.” That’s a bad situation to be in . . . but what’s worse is when other people try to “help” you with your problem by doing nothing other than give you more hay, when what you really need is just a needle. Read More
Our previous blog post discussed situations where a Minnesota driver is charged with a DWI under Wisoncon's DWI laws, and possible challenges to any license revocation. This post discusses the flip side of that scenario -- if you DO lose your Minnesota license due to an out-of-state DWI, can you get back behind the wheel on the ignition interlock program? It's harder than you think. Read More
Wisconsin’s statutory scheme does not conform to Minnesota’s laws, and it appears that license revocations and suspensions arising from Wisconsin’s laws should not be used to suspend or revoke one’s Minnesota license . . . if handled properly both in Wisconsin and in Minnesota. Read More
This Thanksgiving season some of our current clients have a lot to celebrate: In the last month we have had three judges throw out our client’s breath test results because of our "source code" issue. Read More
