Ithaca DWI Lawyer: The Truth about Tampering with DWI Evidence in New York

It is a crime in New York to
Destroy Evidence

In my surfing on the web I recently ran across this headline, more like link bait:

"Brilliant new DUI defense: Lawyer eats breathalyzer report"

First, the reality is they don't give "the" evidence directly to DWI defense attorneys. Breath test reports and blood test reports are a copy of a copy of a copy so to even think or believe that you have destroyed THE evidence is utter stupidity.

Second, destruction or tampering with evidence in a criminal case in New York State is a Felony level offense. This is punishable by up to four years in state prison not the local county jail.

Lastly, the original inspiration for this article was a Yahoo news story from Russia. This isn't even a United States legal situation. To compare their legal system at any level to ours is in a word absurd.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/appetite-for-obstruction-lawyer-eats-evidence-to-091424292.html

Imagine these real Tampering with Evidence DWI situations in the good old United States of America in New York State:

• Guy stopped for speeding, cops smell weed, find a joint in his ashtray (a marijuana violation), and an eighth in  his pocket (possession) a mere misdemeanor at that point then he decides to EAT IT, and is facing a FELONY level offense for destruction of evidence.
• Person is DWI then hits a parked car, knocks off the car's side view mirror. He gets out and puts the mirror in his car, and drives off.  Later is stopped for DWI, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, and evidence tampering/destruction/concealment, A FELONY.

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