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Category Archives: Your Defense
Attacking Field Sobriety Tests
There can be a variety of innocent reasons for a person to fail a sobriety field test, some of which include a lack of coordination, tiredness, or even stress. Your skilled Orange County DUI attorney might find that the HGN … Continue reading
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Finding a Great Orange County Drunk Driving Defense Attorney
Many people use the Internet to easily compare the experience and specialty of local drunk-driving attorneys. Most attorney websites should provide answers to the following questions: • How long has the attorney been practicing criminal defense? • How long has … Continue reading
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Signs of Drunkenness: A Flushed Face
There are a variety of causes for people to have a rosy skin tone, the most obvious of which is that your face always appears to have a reddish hue. Even if your complexion is not typically red, there are … Continue reading
Topics: The Arrest, Your Defense
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Presenting to the Jury Refusal to Take Field Sobriety Test
Assume a defendant has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Assume also that when he or she was arrested, the defendant refused to perform any field sobriety tests, such as the one-leg-stand test. How should the Orange … Continue reading
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Techniques Your Attorney May Use to Deal with Evidence
If you have been charged with drunk driving because you performed poorly on a field sobriety test, your skilled Orange County drunk driving defense attorney may be able to diminish its bad affect by drawing a contrast with something far … Continue reading
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Juror’s Alcohol Use
Many people have deep-seated and intense anti-alcohol feelings. As a general rule, you do not want people with these feelings on your DUI jury. Your Orange County DUI defense lawyer can effectively determine whether potential jurors have these feelings by … Continue reading
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How to Testify if You Have a SODDI Defense
A defense often used in criminal case is “SODDI,” which stands for “some other dude did it.” However, it may be difficult to use the SODDI defense in DUI cases, which are usually based on the basic premise that a … Continue reading
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Closing Argument
Credibility is a vital component to a successful closing argument in defending a DUI charge. An experienced Orange County DUI defense attorney can cultivate the credibility and illustrate the gravitas necessary to convince the jury of a client’s innocence in … Continue reading
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Alcohol Influence Reports
An Orange County DUI defense attorney can tell you that most arresting officers make notes about how you appeared when you were stopped. They may say that your eyes were bloodshot, you were combative or that you appeared very lethargic … Continue reading
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DUI Benchguide
A good overview of CA DUI law may be found in the DUI benchguide. Please note that it is limited in order to be a quick guide, and some of the opinions stated therein are the opinion of the authors, … Continue reading
Topics: Penalties, The Court, The Law, Your Defense
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