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ReTrial: Over 27,000 Massachusetts OUI Convictions Could Be Undone By Unreliable Evidence ReTrial: Over 27,000 Massachusetts OUI Convictions Could Be Undone By Unreliable Evidence
ReTrial: Over 27,000 Massachusetts OUI Convictions Could Be Undone By Unreliable Evidence About 27,000 people convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in Massachusetts may be able to get a second trial. On Monday, Feb. 8, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said it would be notifying people convicted of OUI between 2011 and 2018 that they may be entitled to a new trial based on unreliable breathalyzer results. In Hampshire and Franklin counties, more than 3,100 people will be getting such notices, the DA said. Each district attorney in Massachusetts is responsible for contacting qualifying OUI convicts in their regions. In Massachusetts, breathalyzer results …

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus COVID-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus
Covid-19: Companies Moving Closer To Creating Breathalyzer Test For Virus Seven months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, some companies may be inching closer to creating a breathalyzer-type test that could potentially identify the virus. According to new reports, researchers from the United States to Israel to Finland have been working to develop non-invasive screening solutions to test for COVID-19 through gas compounds that can be identified with the device. If completed, the device would work similarly to breathalyzers that are used by police to determine one’s blood alcohol content. Researchers across the globe have been testing respiratory samples after de…

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by Zak Failla