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Drunk Driving Defense

Chapter 1:

§ 1.01  The Nature of the Crime

§ 1.02 The Corpus

§ 1.03  What Constitutes “Driving”?

§ 1.04  Under the Influence of Alcohol

§ 1.05  The “Per Se” Violation

§ 1.06  Under the Influence of Drugs

§ 1.07  Felony Drunk Driving

§ 1.08 Civil Liability

§ 1.09 Inchoate and Accomplice Liability

§ 1.10  Affirmative Defenses

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Chapter 2: The Sentence

§ 2.01  Sentencing in The Dui Case

§ 2.02 Statutory Enhancements: Refusal, Speed, and Other Factors

§ 2.03 Alternative Sentencing

§ 2.04 Multiple Punishment

§ 2.05 Probation Violation Hearings

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Chapter 3: The Administrative License Suspension

§ 3.01  Implied Consent

§ 3.02  The Administrative Hearing

Form 3-1 Respondent's Interrogatories to Petitioner

Form 3-2 Request for Administrative Review

§ 3.03 The “Per Se” Suspension (.08 Percent)

§ 3.04 The Refusal Suspension

Checklist 3-1:The License Suspension Hearing

§ 3.05 The FAA and Pilot License Suspensions

§ 3.06 Interstate Driver's License Compact

Checklist 3-2: Interstate Driver License Issues

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Chapter 4: DUI as A Federal Crime

§ 4.01 Introduction

§ 4.02 DUI on Land Administered by The National Park Service

§ 4.03  DUI on Other Federally Owned Land

§ 4.04 Issues Applicable to All Federal Lands

Part Ii:  Evidence

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Chapter 5: Field Evidence

§ 5.01 Field Evidence and The Arresting Officer

§ 5.02 Driving Symptoms

§ 5.03  Appearance and Behavior of Defendant

Checklist 5-1:Physical Appearance and Symptoms

§ 5.04 Field Sobriety Tests

Checklist 5-2:Field Sobriety Test

Checklist 5-3:Nystagmus

Checklist 5-4: Walk-and-Turn

Checklist 5-5:One-Leg Stand

§ 5.05  Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (aride)

§ 5.06  Drug (Recognition) Evaluation and Classification

Form 5-1 Blank DRE Face Sheet

Form 5-2 Completed DRE Face Sheet

Form 5-3 Drug Category Symptomology Chart

§ 5.07 Preliminary Breath Tests

§ 5.08  Audio and Video Recordings

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Chapter 6: Introduction to Blood-Alcohol Analysis

§ 6.01 Forensic Alcohol Analysis

§ 6.02 Alcohol and The Human Body

§ 6.03 Retrograde Extrapolation: Projecting Test Levels Back to Time of Driving

§ 6.04 General Sources of Error

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Chapter 7: Breath Analysis

§ 7.01  The Reliability of Breath-Alcohol Analysis

§ 7.02 Nonspecific Analysis

§ 7.03 Mouth Alcohol

§ 7.04 Additional Sources of Error

Checklist 7-1:Breath Analysis

§ 7.05 The Machines

Checklist 7-2:Intoxilyzer 5000

Checklist 7-3:BAC Datamaster

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Chapter 8: Blood and Urine Analysis

§ 8.01  Blood Analysis

Form 8-1 Sample Discovery Motion for Blood Test Analyses

Checklist 8-1:Blood Specimen Collection

Checklist 8-2: Blood Analysis

§ 8.02 Urinalysis

Checklist 8-3: Urinalysis

Part Iii: Pre-Trial

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Chapter 9: Initial Investigation and Arraignment

§ 9.01 Initial Client Contact

Form 9-1 DUI Client Questionnaire

§ 9.02 Case Investigation

Form 9-2 DUI Recording Checklist

§ 9.03  Analysis of The Case

Checklist 9-1:Evaluating the Case

§ 9.04  The Arraignment

§ 9.05 Plea Bargaining Considerations

Checklist 9-2:The Arraignment

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Chapter 10: Prior Convictions

§ 10.01  The Prior DUI Conviction

§ 10.02 Prosecutorial Burden

§ 10.03 Bifurcation of Trial

Checklist 10-1: Prior Convictions

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Chapter 11: Discovery

§ 11.01 Discovery of Dui Evidence

Form 11-1 Arrest and Booking Report

Form 11-2 Sobriety Examination

Form 11-3 Operator's Intoximeter 3000 Checklist

Form 11-4 Intoxilyzer 5000 Calibration and Maintenance Log

Form 11-5 Authorization for Use or Disclosure of Protected Health Information

Form 11-6 Police DUI Report

Checklist 11-1: Possible Items for Discovery

§ 11.02 Preservation and Production of Blood/Urine Sample

§ 11.03 Preservation and Production of The Breath Sample: Trombetta

§ 11.04 The Discovery Motion

§ 11.05 The Subpoena Duces Tecum

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Chapter 12: Suppression of Evidence

§ 12.01 Probable Cause to Stop, Detain, and Arrest

Checklist 12-1:Probable Cause

§ 12.02 The Fallibility of Radar Devices

§ 12.03 Sobriety Checkpoints: Sitz

§ 12.04 Unlawful Arrest

§ 12.05 Incriminating Statements

§ 12.06 Refusal Evidence

Checklist 12-4:Refusal to Submit to Chemical Testing

§ 12.07 Field Evidence

§ 12.08 Chemical Test Evidence

Checklist 12-5:Suppressing Blood-Alcohol Evidence

§ 12.09 Other Evidence

§ 12.10 The Suppression Motion

Part Iv: Trial

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Chapter 13: Setting the Stage

§ 13.01 Jury Selection

§ 13.02  The Opening Statement

§ 13.03  Using Demonstrative Evidence

§ 13.04  Keeping the Prosecution in Line

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Chapter 14: Cross Examination

§ 14.01  The Importance of Cross Examination

§ 14.01a The Arresting Officer

Checklist 14-1:General Cross-Examination Rules

§ 14.02 Techniques for Cross-Examination of the Officer

Form 14-1 Field Sobriety Tests

§ 14.03 Cross-Examination of Arresting Officer

§ 14.04 The Breath Operator and/or Blood-Alcohol Expert: Strategy and Techniques

Form 14-2 Manufacturer's Warranty for Intoxilyzer 5000

Form 14-3Manufacturer's Warranty for Datamaster

§ 14.05 Illustrative Cross-Examination of Operator/Expert

§ 14.06 Illustrative Cross-Examination of the Percipient Witness

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Chapter 15: The Defense

§ 15.01 The Sobriety Witness

§ 15.02 The Defense Blood-Alcohol Expert

§ 15.03 The Defense Police Expert

§ 15.04  Should the Defendant Testify?

Chapter 16: Closing

§ 16.01 Summation: Strategy and Illustration

§ 16.02 Jury Instructions

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