On July 16th the Federal District Court in Minnesota approved a settlement allowing individuals charged with DWI's in the state access to the source code, or software, used to run the intoxilzyer 5000 EN machine.
The problem with the settlement is that it requires that the source code be examined at the CMI plant (the manufacturer) in Kentucky. Since the costs of such an analysis will run into the thousands of dollars, this settlement is beyond the reach of most individuals charged with DWI.
I am proud to belong to the Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice (MSCJ). We are coordinating the efforts of the defense bar to retain experts to travel to Kentucky to review the source code as allowed under the terms of the settlement agreement. STAY TUNED!
F.T. Sessoms, Minnesota DWI Attorney, Minnesota DUI Lawyer, Minneapolis DWI Attorney, Minneapolis DUI Lawyer
State v CMI Order 7 16 09 Approving Settlement
No comments:
Post a Comment