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Article: South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Validity of SCRAM Alcohol Monitors
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- U.S. Newswire
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- October 15, 2009
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To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS
Contact: Kathleen Brown of Alcohol Monitoring Systems, Inc., +1-
303-785-7822, kbrown@alcoholmonitoring.com
LITTLETON, Colo., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In the nation's first
appellate decision on the use of SCRAM alcohol monitors as a
reliable way to monitor criminal offenders for alcohol consumption,
the South Dakota Supreme Court has issued a ruling that upholds the
admissibility of SCRAM testimony and evidence under the standard
established by Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals.
The opinion, filed September 16th, was in the case State of South
Dakota v. Neal J. Lemler.The defendant, sentenced to wear the SCRAM
monitor when he was convicted as a third-time DUI ...