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Originally Posted by VtSteve
This one was more descriptive
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/nat...osition=recent
"Belknap County Attorney James Carroll tells jurors that Erica Blizzard had a blood-alcohol count one and a half times the legal limit for driving when the boat she was piloting struck a ledge on Lake Winnepesaukee.
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That would make the level around a .12. |
I recall getting clients off on their DWI charges when their BA was .14 and sometimes .15.
The legal limit out here used to be .15.
The client would usually get pulled over for swerving or driving poorly, but then after the arrest, if they blew below the .15 requirement they would beat it, being legally deemed not intoxicated.
So how fair is it to lower it (to .08 out here) and convict today for what was not a crime yesterday?
.12 really will not lead to significant impairment, in the real world, at least for a seasoned drinker, which I suspect she is.
She could beat this rap ...