Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

PBT with a tongue piercing

I was given a PBT while having my tongue piercing (a metal barbell) was still in my mouth. Will the results of the PBT hold up in court, or is it inadmissible evidence?


Asked on 9/16/07, 2:20 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Gibson John W. Gibson, Esquire

Re: PBT with a tongue piercing

This is hard to answer. It could be that a court will say that it goes to the weight of the evidence not to its admissibility, especially if the test was over the limit.

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Answered on 9/17/07, 11:57 am


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