A prominent Sydney lawyer has had a drug driving charge dismissed after a magistrate found a saliva test at a police station was possibly contaminated because officers did not follow proper procedure.
On Wednesday, the charge of driving with an illicit drug present was dismissed at Downing Centre Local Court, after magistrate Ian Rodgers found police did not adhere to proper procedures in the police station test, which was recorded on video. Giving evidence, both officers denied touching the foam part of the machine. Magistrate Rodgers said this was "impossible to accept", given it was clearly depicted on the footage, and said part of the officers' evidence was "unreliable".
gmitch_news Hahaha footballers actors swimmers and now lawyers off off off ya go no conviction
gmitch_news He looks fucked up right now 🤦🏻♂️
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gmitch_news They should go back to basics, make them walk a straight line
gmitch_news One law for them and one law for the rest. Doesn't pass the pub test. Now two samples should be required taken 15 minutes apart by different officer's.