Not Guilty After Trial Alleged Drink Driver Edinburgh

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Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court

Our client was charged with driving with a breath alcohol reading of 80 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The limit at that time was 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The case proceeded to trial and the statutory defence of post-incident drinking was upheld by the court and our client was accordingly found not guilty. 

Published: 06/06/2017

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