Preliminary Breath Tests in Cobb County GA

Posted By Richard Lawson on Mar 29, 2011 10:51am PDT

In Cobb County, when an officer makes a stop of a motor vehicle and suspects the driver may be DUI, the officer typically likes to administer a preliminary breath test. This is not the breath test that gives a reading that is usable in court. Rather, this is a breath test that determines the presence of alcohol on the drivers breath.

Many Cobb County officers perform the preliminary breath test even before they administer field sobriety tests. This clouds the officers judgment when performing the field sobriety tests, as the officer is well aware of the reading.

However, a preliminary breath test reading is not always accurate. Radio frequency waves, the temperature, and the foods/mints/gum that the driver may have been eating prior to the stop may affect the reading.

A skilled DUI lawyer knows how to challenge these tests. If you are charged with a Cobb County DUI, give experienced Cobb DUI lawyer Richard Lawson a call. An arrest does not mean a guilty plea or conviction.

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