Defending Drinking Drivers
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Tactics, motions, case law and sample examinations you need to help your client prevail. Cross-examining cops, challenging test results, sample arguments, new case law, and more.Discover the Essential Steps to Create Reasonable DoubtMany attorneys see the drunk driving case as a no-win situation.Yet, nationally, about half of the drinking driving cases brought before a jury conclude with the defendant"s acquittal. Twenty years ago one of the country"s pre-eminent attorneys in the field, John A. Tarantino, wrote a comprehensive 2-volume set, Defending Drinking Drivers, to teach trial lawyers how to win. He continued to update it annually until Michigan attorney Patrick T. Barone was selected as the new author in 2006. Mr. Barone brings new insight and enthusiasm to this essential trial manual. Defending Drinking Drivers begins with the "nuts & bolts" of drunk driving defense, then focuses on teaching how to create "reasonable doubt." The books offer court-tested strategy, practice tips, sample arguments and the most up-to-date case law and statutory changes to keep you on the cutting edge of drunk driving law. Identify sources of error in BAC calculations. Successfully attack damaging chemical test results. Effectively cross-examine the prosecution"s key witnesses. Find weaknesses in the use of field sobriety tests. Suppress audiovisual evidence. Know when and how to use experts cost-effectively.The book offers practical, step-by-step guidance to handling every phase of a drinking driving trial. Discover thorough analyses of all the chemical and field sobriety tests in use.