How to Beat a Breath Alcohol Test in Minnesota
Breathalyzer bust? Don't overblow! We show you how to beat the Minnesota breath alcohol machine. Read More
Posted on January 22, 2024 by Charles Ramsay
An Unscrupulous State Alcohol Lab is a Serious Threat to Public Safety
The state alcohol labs have been less than forthright in fixing their errors. Learn about the latest problems. Read More
Posted on July 10, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
Cannabis Legalization Bill Includes a Mega Hit of Pseudoscience
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
Posted on May 30, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
Out for Blood - Our Latest Jury Trial Victory
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
Posted on April 03, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
Ramsay Law Exposes New Levels of State Corruption This Year
We've exposed new levels of State corruption this year. We've shown how State scientists colluded with lawyers to prevent the release of the source code; uncovered the lack of quality assurance in the breath, blood, and urine alcohol labs; and we've got much more to come. Read More
Posted on March 27, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
Fuel Cell Problems Part II
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
Posted on March 20, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
It's Time to Shut Down the State Breath Alcohol Lab
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
Posted on March 13, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
BCA's Breath Alcohol Machine Should've Never Been Approved
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
Posted on March 06, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
Ramsay Law Racks Up Another Source Code Victory!
Last week, a judge out of Stearns County, MN ordered that a breath alcohol test of one of our clients be suppressed. Read More
Posted on February 27, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
How the BCA Hides Bias in Breath Testing
The BCA has been mishandling bias in their breath testing machines. It's time they come clean and correct the issue. Read More
Posted on January 16, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
A Tale of Two Source Codes
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
Posted on January 09, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
Not Your Grandma’s Recipe for Acetone!
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
Posted on January 02, 2023 by Charles Ramsay
New Inside Information Renders Minnesota Breath Test Results Invalid
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
Posted on August 03, 2022 by Charles Ramsay
Can Minnesota Revoke or Suspend My Driver's License for a Wisconsin OWI?
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
Posted on December 02, 2021 by Charles Ramsay
BREAKING NEWS: MINNESOTA MAY ONCE AGAIN BE USING BLOOD TEST KITS UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL
It's been a few years since a manufacturing error has caused problems for blood alcohol testing in Minnesota . . . but here we are. We've been provided with what appears to be a valid recall notice for the type of tube used in Minnesota BCA testing kits. The notice is dated June 4, 2021, and impacts kits that expire in September of 2022. Read More
Posted on July 28, 2021 by Charles Ramsay
MINNESOTA BREATH TESTING SOFTWARE: DEJA VU
We ended part 2 of this 4 part blog series with the question: “We’ve been down this road before and we learned from it. Right?” The answer is, Yes! . . . but apparently, it didn't take long for some of us to forget . . . Read More
Posted on March 10, 2020 by Charles Ramsay
MINNESOTA BREATH TESTING SOFTWARE: "NOTHING TO SEE HERE!"
Part 2 of our 4 part blog series exploring the software (source code) that controls every aspect of Minnesota's breath testing machine -- the DataMaster DMT. Read More
Posted on March 03, 2020 by Charles Ramsay
MINNESOTA BREATH TESTING SOFTWARE: SECRET SCIENCE
Part 1 of our 4 part blog series exploring the software (source code) that controls every aspect of Minnesota's breath testing machine -- the DataMaster DMT Read More
Posted on February 26, 2020 by Charles Ramsay
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Under Fire: Part I – A Sketchy Past
After the highly-publicized Noor trial, prosecutors, the media, and the public are increasing their scrutiny of the practices and potential biases of Minnesota's own Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). This isn't surprising to us -- we've been criticizing their biases and practices for years. What is surprising is how long it took for everyone else to notice. Read More
Posted on May 08, 2019 by Charles Ramsay
Minnesota DWI - 2018 Year in Review
Our ten-year blog-aversary (we've been practicing criminal defense far longer than 10 years) came and went without much fanfare, but as this year draws to a close we make note of that anniversary now. In our first blog post we said the purpose of the blog was "to share information and promote excellence." We believe we've done that and continue to do so. Read More
Posted on January 07, 2019 by Charles Ramsay
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