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Georgia. A source code is a set of instructions that tells a computing device how to process information. In both of these cases the driver sent a subpoena to the Intoxilyzer manufacturer, a company named CMI in Owensboro, KY, to produce source code documents when they sent a witness to testify in a Georgia court. The lower courts said the driver couldn't have that information, no matter what. The drivers' attorneys appealed the decisions, and the Georgia Supreme Court essentially ruled that since a defendant has a right to cross-examine witnesses against him or her, "[We will] permit a party to request that a corporation, rather than its human agent, be found to be a material witness . . . and leave the issue of designation of its human agent to the corporation." The court then spelled out the lengthy procedure a defense attorney must follow to actually obtain the source code. The ruling is many, many pages long. So, although it is now possible to obtain the source code, the driver's attorney first must get a Georgia judge to conduct a hearing and issue a certificate of materiality. Then, the attorney has to get a Kentucky court (because remember, CMI is a Kentucky company) to agree on the certificate of materiality and then figure out which person should gather the information and bring it to Georgia. Finally, once a defense attorney has access to the source code, he or she can use an expert witness to look at the code to determine if it's calculating blood alcohol content properly. Complicated? You bet. This is why you need an experienced DUI defense attorney on your side. Atlanta DUI Lawyers Clark & Towne We're on the big three social networking sites and now You Tube too!
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Two very important rulings by the Georgia Supreme Court that will affect Georgia DUI cases with breath tests were handed down recently. The defense attorneys in each case wanted access to the source code used by the Intoxilyzer 5000, the breath machine used in