California man fights DUI charge for driving under influence of caffeine
- Balthazar_B
- Posts: 1724
- Joined: 18 years ago
From the Truth is Stranger Than Fiction --- LOLWUT?? file. What's next, espresso on the Controlled Substances Schedule?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... ano-county
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... ano-county
- John
LMWDP # 577
LMWDP # 577
- [creative nickname]
- Posts: 1832
- Joined: 11 years ago
From the article itself:
So the theory of the prosecution seems to be that the defendant was high on some substance that doesn't show up on their standard blood test, not that he was "high on caffeine."Sharon Henry, chief deputy district attorney for Solano County, said in a statement that her office was "conducting further investigation in this matter."
"The charge of driving under the influence is not based upon the presence of caffeine in his system," she added.
LMWDP #435
- MB
- Posts: 792
- Joined: 10 years ago
Driver cuts off someone with connections and they are trying to make him suffer for his rudeness (any way they can think of).
LMWDP #472
-
- Posts: 403
- Joined: 9 years ago
Pot is legal, but lets clamp down on those darn coffee drinkers!!!
- Balthazar_B (original poster)
- Posts: 1724
- Joined: 18 years ago
Not that I'm a lawyer or envy them at all, but I'd love to be the guy's defense attorney when the hapless prosecutor tries to argue a fact not in evidence should convict a defendant of a felony. Besides that, said prosecutor could be brought up for an ethics violation for wrongful or possibly malicious prosecution. Why they don't prosecute this guy on a moving violation for simple reckless driving is beyond me.[creative nickname] wrote: So the theory of the prosecution seems to be that the defendant was high on some substance that doesn't show up on their standard blood test, not that he was "high on caffeine."
That said, if Joe Schwab had enjoyed one of my Lionshare doubles that morning, they'd get an easy DUI conviction for excessive blood caffeine.
- John
LMWDP # 577
LMWDP # 577
- aecletec
- Posts: 1997
- Joined: 13 years ago
So their argument appears... without substance?[creative nickname] wrote:So the theory of the prosecution seems to be that the defendant was high on some substance that doesn't show up on their standard blood test, not that he was "high on caffeine."
I'll show myself out!
- Balthazar_B (original poster)
- Posts: 1724
- Joined: 18 years ago
I sent the story to John Oliver and Last Week Tonight. It's too bad their season's over: this would have made for a perfect 5 minute sketch on idiocy and prosecutorial overreach.
- John
LMWDP # 577
LMWDP # 577
- aecletec
- Posts: 1997
- Joined: 13 years ago
Indeed!Balthazar_B wrote:this would have made for a perfect 5 minute sketch on idiocy and prosecutorial overreach.