Ashton v DPP
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Court | House of Lords |
| Judgment Date | 23 June 1995 |
| Date | 23 June 1995 |
Queen's Bench Divisional Court
Before Lord Justice Balcombe and Mr Justice Buxton
Ashton
and
Director of Public Prosecutions
Criminal evidence - challenge to use of intoximeter
Challenge to test machine
When seeking to challenge the admissibility of evidence from an intoximeter programmed in a way approved by the Home Office to compensate for the presence of a substance other than alcohol, it would be appropriate to make a challenge under section 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and not section 69.
The Queen's Bench Divisional Court so stated when dismissing an appeal by case stated by Colin Ashton of his conviction by Leicester...
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