Why there should be cameras in DUI processing centers, blood draw areas and even labs…. It’s not just a Florida problem folks. -Justin J. McShane, Esquire, Pennsylvania DUI Attorney I am the highest rated DUI Attorney in PA as Rated by Avvo.com You can follow me on Twitter, Facebook or Linkedin Board Certified…
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When is a straight line a curve: Calibration curve
One of the unsung or rather unknown important aspects in any reported BAC result is the calibration curve. It is not a curve but must be a line. It is known as analytical linearity. it is part of the three limits: Limit of Detection (I blogged on this at Underage Drinking and DUI in Pennsylvania: LOD…
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Police complain about tweeting and FB’ing leading to avoidance of DUI Checkpoints
The (Baron) Münchhausen-Trilemma, also called Agrippa’s Trilemma, is a philosophical term coined to stress the purported impossibility to prove any truth even in the fields of logic and mathematics. (Pictured to the Left is Baron Münchhausen) The following news article reminded me of this: Twitter Helps Drunk Drivers Avoid Roadblocks Within it the writer…
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Lisa Bloom Interview with Pennsylvania DUI Attorney Justin McShane
Lisa Bloom of CBS and CNN interviews Pennsylvania DUI Attorney Justin McShane. In this interview ignition interlock devices issues and malfunctions are discussed. Also what makes the McShane Firm different from all other Pennsylvania DUI law firms is discussed. The question of will alcohol inpatient treatment help me is addressed. Finally, Driving Under the Influence of…
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What Pac-Man and Inflated and Incorrect Blood Alcohol Content results have in common
See……there is this animatronic character that we all know called Pac-Man. Pac-Man has everything to do with inaccurate BAC results. Honestly, when was the last time you even thought about playing this great game. Well, here is your chance. Free Online Flash Games Since its release in May 22, 1980, the little pixel gobbling creature…
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Do you believe in DUI?
I was recently asked by a frequent blog reader: "You do believe in Drunk Driving, don’t you?" They went on to write: "Sometimes I read your blog and a few others and it almost sounds like there is really no such thing." The answer is yes, I believe in Drunk Driving. It not only exists….
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Some Humor: Rent your own designated driver
Recently, this blog has been referred to as being too serious. There is not a lot of humor that surrounds either allegations of DUI or actual DUI. So, I do not write about the traditional cutesy things. I found this clip to be a justifiable exception: Rent your own designated driver. -Justin J. McShane,…
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Sources of Error in Forming Conclusions in a DUI context
In Pennsylvania DUI cases and in Pennsylvania DUI prosecutions, there is always the possibility of error by anyone from police officers to technical supervisors to toxicologists to forensic scientists to breath test operators to blood test operators to eyewitnesses to judges and even Juries. It is important for all of us to try to identify…
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Pennsylvania DL-13 INITIAL REPORTING FORM: How an ER phsyician has more power than a Police Officer
Under Pennsylvania Law, your driving license can be suspended without a hearing In Pennsylvania a police officer or Trooper cannot administratively suspend your driver’s license right on the spot for an allegation of a DUI no matter how high your BAC is. The same holds true for a District Attorney. All license suspensions in the…
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Why is Due Process of Law different than the Due Process of Science: Blood Alcohol Content is only an Estimate
Every citizen accused of a crime is entitled to the Due Process of Law, but why aren’t accused citizens entitled to the Due Process of Science? Every Blood Alcohol Content that is reported in Court across the entire nation is just an estimate of the true value. A bold statement no doubt, but worthy of…
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