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DUIs and Police Misconduct

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

?The suspect had red, watery eyes, slurred speech, the odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from his breath, slurred speech, and failed to perform his field sobriety tests as demonstrated.? This is the exact narrative of almost all California DUI police reports?and the reason why police misconduct is rampant in California DUI cases. Unfortunately, police misconduct is everywhere and includes an infinite number of acts. It can include inflicting physical abuse upon a suspect, fabricating evidence, intimidating suspects, and committing perjury. And although the police would blow-off the similarities in their DUI reports by stating that these are simply the symptoms that DUI suspects routinely exhibit, the fact remains that not all suspects are the same...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on April 20, 2010 (boomark / email).