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Challenging Field Sobriety & Chemical Tests in New Jersey

By Lependorf & Silverstein

If you have been charged with a DUI or DWI in New Jersey, you were more than likely given a Standardized Field Sobriety Test, chemical test or both. If you did poorly on these tests, you may think that an admission of guilt is the only option. However, you?d be wrong to assume that, especially if there was a chance that the officer didn?t follow proper protocol when administering the tests or if the chemical test equipment wasn?t properly calibrated. There are a number of ways to challenge the results of field sobriety tests and chemical tests in New Jersey. Field sobriety tests are highly subjective, as there are strict guidelines that must be adhered to and the fact of the matter is that some officers are not trained on how to properly administer these tests...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on October 06, 2010 (boomark / email).