Police departments in New Mexico and around the country equip their officers with portable breath-testing devices to find out whether or not drivers are operating their motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol, but there is no such device capable of...
Month: April 2020
Breath test results questioned in several states
Police departments in New Mexico and around the country use sophisticated equipment to conduct breath tests in drunk driving cases, but the reliability of these machines became the subject of fierce debate when the New York Times published the results of a lengthy...
POTS, a blood-flow disorder, found to be hard to diagnose
Young women living in Santa Fe should know that there's a disorder of the autonomic nervous system out there called postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. It may be little-known, but it affects between 1 and 3 million Americans, 80% of whom are women. POTS seems...
Questioning by police is not the same as detainment
Those in Albuquerque and across the United States need to know their rights when it comes to being questioned by the police. Many people aren't aware that they do not have to answer any questions and are free to walk away at any point as long as they have not been...