Posted AT 2:11 AM EDT on 10/10/03
RCMP bungling sinks case against top lawyer
Vancouver — When you arrest the president of the Law Society of British Columbia for drunk driving, you had better make sure you have the evidence straight.
But when Kelowna RCMP arrested Howard Berge at an accident scene last fall, they had roadside breath analysis machines that weren't properly calibrated, and they mishandled a key piece of evidence: They drove off with an open beer can on the roof of the police cruiser.
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