There Are Ways to Beat a DUI

There are ways to beat a DUI charge. There are more of them than people think.

The breath test in Georgia can be wrong. It can read high, and many things can make it read high. The machine does not know this. We do.

The State has a case against you. Every case has weak places. We find them and we go after them.

The Investigation

First we look at the arrest. We look hard. The evidence is often misleading. Sometimes it is incomplete. Sometimes it was gathered badly. When it is, we fight to keep it out, so the State cannot use it at trial. When the evidence goes, the charge often goes with it.

The Scene

We go to where you were stopped. We stand where you stood. We take photos and video, and they show things the police report does not. We drive the road you drove that night, and we film it.

You probably took field sobriety tests. The officer probably said you failed them. Maybe you did not. The ground matters. If it was not level, the Walk and Turn and the One Leg Stand were not given the right way, and the results mean less than the officer says. Sometimes they can be kept out of evidence altogether.

The Manual

The officers learn these tests from a manual. We know the manual too. When they do not follow it, we show the court where they went wrong.

For this we may need an expert. A former DUI field sobriety instructor is a good one. He taught officers how to give these tests. He can tell the judge how they should have been given, and how yours were not.

Trial

We prepare every case as if it will go to trial. That does not mean we never make a deal. We do. But the best deals come late: the night before trial, or the first morning, before the jury is picked. The State knows then that we are ready. That is when it listens.