{"id":1421,"date":"2017-10-18T20:20:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T00:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2017-10-18T20:20:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T00:20:45","slug":"breath-test-evidence-still-hold-office-alcohol-testing-fires-department-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/breath-test-evidence-still-hold-office-alcohol-testing-fires-department-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Breath test evidence still on hold as Office of Alcohol Testing Fires Department Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts breath test evidence not being used in Court as the Head of the Office of Alcohol Testing was fired Monday. \u00a0Melissa O&#8217;Meara, the head of the Massachusetts Office of Alcohol, was fired Monday amid an investigation which uncovered that the office was withholding evidence of breath test machines that were improperly calibrated. The 126 page report cultivated by public safety officials stated that the withholding of such evidence was done intentionally and was not the result of a big mistake.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Meara was the technical leader of the Office of Alcohol Testing and had the responsibility of certifying the reliability of the breath tests submitted by defendant&#8217;s under arrest for operating under the influence of alcohol.\u00a0Melissa O&#8217; Meara worked with the Massachusetts State Police for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts Office of Alcohol Testing oversees all of the states breathalyzer machines. They ensure the machines are up to date, and are, at all times, functioning and calibrated properly. The information that O&#8217;Meara was withholding is information that could have been hugely helpful to defense attorney&#8217;s and their clients. The report concludes that he Massachusetts OAT &#8220;made serious errors in judgement&#8221; in regards to handling requests made by defense attorneys in their requests for discovery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/breath-test-evidence-still-hold-office-alcohol-testing-fires-department-head\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Breath test evidence still on hold as Office of Alcohol Testing Fires Department Head\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massachusetts breath test evidence not being used in Court as the Head of the Office of Alcohol Testing was fired Monday. \u00a0Melissa O&#8217;Meara, the head of the Massachusetts Office of Alcohol, was fired Monday amid an investigation which uncovered that the office was withholding evidence of breath test machines that were improperly calibrated. 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