Are We One Step Closer to Killing State v. Vega?

Most challenges to a breath testing instrument in Ohio are limited by a 1984 Ohio Supreme Court ruling (State v. Vega) that held that once the Ohio Department of Health certifies a machine, it becomes valid and the defendant loses the ability to argue defenses based on the underlying science of the machine.  This author has made it a long-standing goal to fight this case and has done so for over 10 year.  Well, a case out of Athens may represent a crack in the dam.  The story is from the Columbus Dispatch.Breath-tester’s reliability challenged in hearingSaturday, May 28, 2011...