05.2023_Blood Test Delays Prejudice Defendant and Require Dismissal_Declaration

This declaration is intended to accompany Dustin Howie’s motion to dismiss due to a delayed blood test.

05.2023_Blood Test Delays Prejudice Defendant and Require Dismissal

This motion argues that dismissal and refiling of DUI charges for blood toxicology results in pre-accusatorial delay that demands a permanent dismissal of the charge. The motion carries the most weight in jurisdictions that either...

03.24.2023_Blood Alcohol Test Inadmissible in Municipal Court When City Has Not Adopted WACs for Blood Testing by Dustin Howie

This motion argues that a municipal court may not admit a blood test for alcohol in a DUI case when the municipality has adopted RCWs relevant to DUIs but not WACs relevant to blood alcohol testing because RCW 46.61.506 and case l...

03.24.2023_Declaration in Support of Motion to Suppress Blood Test Due Expired Vial by Dustin Howie

03.24.2023_Updated Motion To Suppress Blood Test Based on Expired Vial and Non-Inert Stopper by Dustin Howie

Toxicology Lab Testing Quality Manual

Testing Quality Manual says the following about refrigeration: Refrigerators should maintain average temperatures between 2 and 8°C. Freezers should maintain average temperatures between-20 and -5°C. Individual extreme temperatu...

Toxicology Lab Operations Manual

Operations Manual says the following about refrigeration: Evidence will be stored under refrigeration in the evidence vault upon receipt. Evidence may be removed from refrigeration for accessioning within the evidence vault, and r...

Updated Notification About 2022-2023 Tox Lab Refrigerator Outage

List of Cases Affected by Toxicology Lab 2022-2023 Refrigerator Outage

Public Disclosure Request for Information Related to Blood Drug Test