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One-Leg-Stand Test: Los Angeles DUI
This post is part of an ongoing series by a Los Angeles DUI Attorney analyzing field sobriety tests and how law enforcement officers in Los Angeles often rely on them to form subjective and unreliable conclusions that a driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs — thus justifying an arrest under California Vehicle Code § 23152(a) (driving under the influence) or § 23152(b) (driving with a BAC of 0.08% or more). DUI Investigations in Los Angeles: How They Begin If a police officer smells alcohol during a traffic stop in Los Angeles, it often triggers a DUI investigation. As any experienced Los Angeles DUI Attorney will tell you, the typical DUI investigation in Los Angeles includes several field […]
Introduction of the 3rd digit of Chemical Tests Results in DUI Prosecution in Los Angeles (and elsewhere)
Often the chemical test blood alcohol level results in the police reports are reported to the third digit (e.g. instead of reporting the results to be 0.08%, it is reported as 0.089%). This can be important for defending Los Angeles DUI because of the human tendency to round off the results to the next closest round digit. That means that when the third digit is more than .05, the jurors, upon hearing it, will have a more difficult time accepting a lower number than they would, had the results been less than .05. It, therefore, often does not benefit the defendants to have the 3rd digit of the breath test results to be used in a criminal prosecution such as […]