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Some Commonly Overlooked Yet Effective DUI Defenses

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

There are a number of popular legal defenses to fight California DUI charges. Some of these are used so routinely that it is almost as if they are argued without regard to the specific facts of one?s case. Yet a skilled California DUI attorney would be performing his/her client a disservice if he/she didn?t at least address these issues, since they are, in fact, legitimate claims. Examples of these defenses include (but are not limited to): (1) field sobriety tests (?FSTs?) are unreliable and don?t accurately measure impairment, (2) breath testing instruments are prone to error, and (3) there are innocent explanations that can explain the physical symptoms of DUI. However, there are a wide variety of legal defenses to a DUI charge that are not so common but that?depending on the circumstances of the arrest?can be quite effective...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on February 18, 2011 (boomark / email).