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DUI - Positive Perspective

At trial, it is imperative to present a positive perspective of the relevant facts. The ultimate goal is to present a logical explanation for the defendant's allegedly erratic driving behavior. Officers will skew evidence favorably for the prosecution, so defendants must also present an alternate perspective. This provides the jury with an opportunity to select the most credible explanation.

Sacrament DUI defense attorney should cross-examine officers about every prospect of the defendant's driving behavior - rapid acceleration or deceleration, traveling too slow, hugging the shoulder of the road, etc. - to illustrate that the defendant performed these tests without exhibiting signs of intoxication. Once a lengthy list is compiled, it minimizes the importance of the defendant's erratic driving and infers that intoxication was not involved in the driving behavior.

Furthermore, if the officer has a lengthy list of traffic violations prior to implementing a police stop, it is important to explain the lack of seriousness associated with these infractions. If the defendant is endangering lives or driving haphazardly, the officer should immediately arrest the defendant instead of following the vehicle for an extended distance to compile a lengthy list of violations.

If you have been arrested and charged with a DUI, contact a Sacramento DUI Attorney Richard Allaye Chan Jr. for free consultation. Call (916) 446-4400 today.

The NHTSA conducted a study of various infractions that are often associated with drunk driving. Jurors are often shocked to discover that 40 out of 100 drivers who "appear to be drunk" to police officers, are in fact, not under the influence. Similarly, 40 out of 100 drivers who nearly strike another vehicle are legally sober. Since officers rarely observe traffic violations in isolation, the NHTSA study also indicates the likelihood of a driver being intoxicated when multiple fractions are observed. When two or more cues are present add ten to the highest value among the cues observed. For example, if the subject is weaving, following too close, and driving without headlights, there is a 70% chance the driver has a BAC of .10 or more.

If you have been arrested and charged with a DUI, contact a Sacramento DUI Attorney Richard Allaye Chan Jr. for free consultation. Call (916) 446-4400 today.

Allaye Chan Law – Criminal Defense
1000 G Street, Suite 220
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 446-4400