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Was Your Breathalyzer Test Properly Administered?

Eleven Ohio policemen were fired for lying, and as a result of their actions, authorities expect to have to reverse convictions obtained in many of the cases the officers handled. An internal investigation by an Ohio city's police department disclosed that the policemen had not met the qualifications to administer breathalyzer tests in DUI/DWI cases because they had cheated on the examinations. The lack of proper certification taints the test results as reliable evidence. Although all the DUI cases they handled will have to be reviewed (and likely, dismissed), no exact number of affected cases was available.