Case report - drink driving acquittal
CS came to us charged with drink driving. He was alleged to have 120ug of alcohol in 100ml of breath when he drove his car in London.
A witness called police saying that CS was drunk and had just got out of his car having nearly crashed into several parked cars. CS denied this saying that he had been drinking but had not been driving. He said he had returned to his car to collect his belongings to take into his hotel, which he had been parked outside of all day. He also did not believe that the police had conducted the breath test procedure correctly.
A trial was fixed for him to argue his case.
We made several representations to the prosecution regarding the state of their evidence. We pointed out that they had issues with identification of CS and also needed to serve evidence proving that the breath test was conducted correctly. We did not receive satisfactory responses, so we continued pressuring the prosecution for the material we needed.
Around a week before the trial was due to be heard, the prosecution finally gave up and offered no evidence against CS meaning he was officially found not guilty. He was awarded costs against the prosecution and left the case with his driving licence save and no criminal record.
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