State v. Straka

In these consolidated cases two primary issues are presented: (1) Is the state toxicologist required to approve and publish in the Washington Administrative Code procedures for evaluating, certifying, and maintaining DataMaster breath testing machines, and procedures for formulating, testing, and using the simulator solution used in the machines, before DataMaster breath test results may be admitted in prosecutions for driving while intoxicated? (2) Invalid sample code messages appear on the DataMaster's screen when the machine is unable to complete a breath test under certain circumstances.…