Test Your Defense - Twenty Questions Police officers routinely stop cars at night, smell alcohol, and conduct a series of completely meaningless, so-called "field sobriety" tests meant to demonstrate impairment, even though the tests are often not instructed properly and scored incorrectly. Moreover, the tests themselves are designed for failure, even for the most balanced individual because they are presumed to measure two things: balance and ability to follow instructions. Yet, officers seldom, if ever, give proper instructions and even when they do, the scoring is so decidedly subjective, and perfectionist, that no one can pass. For example, there are approximately 80 mistakes that one can make on the walk and turn test, but scoring 78/80 will still result in failure! Is there any other test you can think of, where scoring a 97% will result in anything but an A+? Swaying on the on the one legged stand (OLS) will score you half way to failing, yet there is no instruction on not swaying, so you would have to be a mind-reader to succeed at this test.
Scoring Your Case If you had 2-5 "Yes" answers = Poor to fair If you had 6-10 "Yes" answers = Good If you had 11-15 "Yes" answers = Very Good If you had 16+ "Yes" answers = Excellent Too many people just give up when facing a DUI, without consulting a Utah DUI Defense Specialist. They have already been through hell and likely figure that they are not going to beat a "number" from a machine. The truth is that most DUI's especially first DUI's are either able to be reduced to a lesser charge or eliminated entirely, If the attorney is a trained DUI specialist. Utah DUI's are unlike DUI's anywhere else. Only Utah has a majority of police who believe that alcohol is evil. Only Utah uses their Intoxilyzers with a single breath test rather than two tests, performed twenty minutes apart and within .020 of each other. And only Utah will allow you to become alcohol restricted without informing you of the ramifications.Test Your Defense - Twenty Questions
Question
Yes
No
Did you walk in an "imaginary line"?
Were you able to hold your leg up for 30 seconds?
Was the officer abrupt, unprofessional, or mean?
Did the officer fail to check your mouth with a flashlight?
Did the officer administer a Portable Breat Test in the field?
Did the officer tell you to blow "hard" into the Intoxilyzer?
Did the officer threaten you with jail?
Did the officer stop you for a "bogus" traffic infraction?
Was there more than one officer/police car during the tests?
Did the officer ask you to step away from your car immediately?
Did you perform the tests in poor/cold weather?
Did you do test with boots having more than a 2 inch heel?
Was there a passenger in the car who observed the tests?
Is this your first DUI arrest?
Are you female?
Did they take only a breath test?
Were you booked into jail?
Was it after night time when you were stopped?
Results that speak for themselves.
- WASATCH COUNTY DUI - 45 y/o f, Third DUI / 10 yr; charged as a felony, .135 BAC, + ETOH rest. dr., IID rest. dr.' NO FELONY DUI CONVICTION; reduced to second dui by disqualifying prior as enhancement; Sentence: 30 days ankle monitor, Sup. prob., all but DUI dismissed; MADD, PfL, fine, 12 mo. lic. sus.
- SC - 39 yr old male, (Trial) DUI - .000 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION - No license suspension, no ignition interlock
- Murray - 25 yr old male DUI .126 BAC, Speeding; Result: Impaired Driving, No Ignition Interlock, No Supervised Probation, Speeding dismissed.
- HEBER DUI - 41 y/o m, Third DUI, Felony, single car accident, al. rest. dr, IID rest., 164 BAC, actual physical control case; RESULTS: NO FELONY DUI CONVICTION W/ 402 REDUCTION TO CLASS A; Sentence: 60 d jail w/ work release, 36 m., Sup. Prob., fine, MADD, PfL, IID, only 120 d. lic. susp.
- CH/H - 28 yr old male, speeding/DUI - .370 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock.....
- Logan DUI - 33 y/o m, Felony third DUI (mandatory 62.5 d jail), RESULTS: DUI CONV. W/ 402 Reduction to Class A mis.; SENTENCE: 180 d jail w/ work release, fine, 36 mo. sup. prob., AA, MADD VIP, L. II PfL.
- Tooele DUI - 45 y/o m, DUI w/ accident, .187 BAC, Poor SFST's; RESULT: Impaired Driving; Sentence: 48 h c/s, no jail, 60 d lic sus, MADD, PfL, Assess, No Ignition Interlock, 12 mo unsup prob.
- SLC - 23 yr old fm, Second DUI, .084 BAC, Set for trial; RESULT:NODUI CONVICTION; Sentence: Impaired Driving, no jail; loss of lic, ignition Interlock device, 48 hours c/s, MADD VIP.
- SALT LAKE DUI - 57 y/o m, Second DUI (Mandatory 10 d jail), .176 BAC, open container; RESULTS: NO DUI CONVICTION, evidence suppressed on de novo appeal to district court; SENTENCE: None.
- GRNTSVLE DUI - 42 y/o fm, Second DUI, .248 BAC, RESULT: DUI CONVICTION; Sentence: No Jail, 48 h c/s, sup probation, MADD VIP, Interlock, Lic Sus.
- SLC - 49 yr old male, DUI - .178 BAC, Open Container, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION - No license suspension, no ignition interlock
- Morgan DUI & Poss. C/S - 24 y/o m, Third poss c/s (poss felony), first DUI, metabolite; RESULT; PIA Poss c/s, NO DUI CONVICTION; Sentence: 48 h c/s, PfL, U/A's, Assess, 12 mo unsup prob.
- SLC - 26 yr old male, DUI - .153 BAC, Speed Exhibition; Result: NO DUI CONVICTION - No license suspension, no ignition interlock
- RVTN - 28 yr old male, TRIPLE DUI (Three DUI's In One Month) - #1 - Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock
- LGN DUI Case 088492033 LGN - 45 yr old male, Two DUI's One Week Apart: DUI - .197; DUI .212 BAC, Result: Single DUI CONVICTION - no jail; Sentence: 10 Week alcohol treatment program. 90 Day license suspension, ignition interlock, 12 mo. probation.
- BOUNTIFUL DUI - 27 y/o f, Second DUI .245, (Mandatory 10 days jail); Sentence: DUI Conviction, Work Release/Home Monitoring, IID, 12 Mo.Sup Prob, fine, MADD.
- NP - 26 yr old male, DUI - .81 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock....
- SLC - 24 yr old female, speeding/DUI - .110 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock.....
- Vernal DUI - 29 y/o m, actual physical control case, .082 BAC, second DUI, RESULT: NO DUI CONVICTION, Sentence: Reckless Driving, 48 h c/s, PfL, MADD, one yr prob, no infractions.
- Holladay / Cottonwood Heights: .320 UAC, DUI, Speeding. Results: Reckless Driving, non-alcohol related, No DMV Suspension, No Ignition Interlock . . .
- Summit County DUI - .125 BAC, stopped for speeding, No DUI Conviction, No DMV license suspension, no ignition interlock . . .
- RVTN DUI Case 07-9646787 CH/H - 35 yr old male, (APC-Trial) DUI - .197 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION - not guilty, No license suspension, no ignition interlock, Sentence: none.
- WEST VALLEY DUI - 37 y/o m, Second DUI, .137 BAC, single MC accid. w/ inj. (mandatory 10 days jail); RESULTS: BAC evidence suppressed, plea bargain to no jail, #2 DUI, SENTENCE: 240 h c/s, 12 mo.sup. prob., PfL, MADD VIP, fine.
- WDVR - 46 yr old male, DUI - .190 BAC, Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock....
- CLRFD - 23 yr old male, DUI - .80 BAC, Turn Signal; Result: NO DUI CONVICTION, No license suspension, no ignition interlock....