The Breath Test Case

• Author: Deandra M. Grant/Kimberly Griffin Tucker
• Pages: 229-326

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CHAPTER 6

THE BREATH TEST CASE

I. The Fundamentals

A. General Points

§6:01 A Roadmap

§6:02 What Is a “Drink”?

 

 

§6:10 Henry’s Law

§6:11 The Blood/Breath Partition Ratio

 

 

§6:14 BrAC and Partition Ratios in Texas DWI Cases

 McNeal

 

 

§6:18 The Intoxilyzer 9000

 

 

C. Defense Breath Test Experts

 

 

II. Pretrial Investigation

 

 

 

 

III. Jury Selection

§6:60 Themes

 

 

 

 

IV. Suppressing the Breath Test Results

 

 

 

  

V. Cross-Examination of the Operator

§6:80 Key Points

 

§6:82 Length of Blow

 

 

 



VI. Cross-Examination of the Technical Supervisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII. Attacks on Breath Testing Weaknesses: Direct and Cross-Examination Techniques

A. Strategy

 

 

 

 

§6:120 Why It Matters

 

 

C. GERD

§6:130 What Is GERD?

 

 

 

§6:140 The Toxtrap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-3 The Breath Test Case

VIII. Closing Arguments

 

 

 

 

 

IX. Pulling It All Together: Trial Transcripts

A. 2009 Trial

 

 

B. 2008 Trial

 

 

 

 

C. 2006 Trial

 

 

X. Forms

 

 

 

 

 

 