The defendant appealed against his conviction for driving with excess alcohol. He had wanted to bring his own expert evidence. At the roadside, he had failed fully to inflate the device.
Held: The trial court had been entitled to be satisfied of the defendant’s guilt on the evidence as a whole. It included not only that of the forensic scientist but also that relating to the manner in which the defendant had been seen to drive and the positive breathalyser test obtained later.
Citations:
[1984] Crim LR 178
Statutes:
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Cited – Smith v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 30-Jan-2007
The defendant appealed his conviction for driving with excess alcohol, arguing that the prosecution had failed to provide the roadside breath test figures.
Held: The appeal failed, and was indeed hopeless. Pill LJ said: ‘The specimens of . .
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Road Traffic
Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.277140