“Always pay attention to your surroundings” You are always told to pay close attention to your surroundings while driving, but how often do you really do that? Well if you do at all times, you could have the upper hand on your defense in the event you are being charged with DUI. You may be [...]
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SERIES: 25 WAYS to BEAT a DUI: Always Pay Attention to Your Surroundings
City of Chicago finally settles last false DUI case
On August 20, 2012, the City of Chicago, IL was finally able to settle the last of a long list of cases that were brought against one of its own. Former Chicago Police Officer Richard Fiorito had been accused of falsely arresting over 130 individuals for the charge of Driving Under the Influence, over a [...]
SERIES: 25 WAYS to BEAT a DUI: Inaccurate Blood Tests
“You’re gonna do what with that??” You wouldn’t normally expect to have your blood drawn on the side of the road, much less in a police station…but guess what….it happens. However, many times, police blood testing will fail to follow and/or meet the prescribed rules for testing samples, analyzing the data results, and/or the proper [...]
SERIES: 25 Ways to BEAT a DUI: Always listen carefully & KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!!
“Always listen carefully…and know your rights!” We all are familiar with the Miranda Law whereby all law enforcement agencies have to, by law, do what is called “mirandize” any person(s) suspected of a crime. You are familiar with hearing about being read your “Miranda rights”, but did you know that you can benefit from listening [...]
SERIES: 25 Ways to BEAT a DUI : Beneficial malfunctions do exist….
“Always check your service receipts!” Malfunctions happen every day, to just about everyone, however some of them can be extremely beneficial! ALL STATES require that all breathalyzer machines be regularly inspected and serviced. However, IN MOST STATES, if there has been a malfunction or a repair done to a breathalyzer machine or other testing instrument [...]
SERIES: 25 Ways to BEAT a DUI : Smile, you’re on camera!
“Smile, you are on hidden camera.” Did you realize that you are most likely being videotaped from the moment you walk into the Booking Room at the Police Station? A greater number of Police Departments are now employing the use of video cameras in their booking rooms. This can be a bad thing, but….. BOOKING [...]
SERIES: 25 Ways to BEAT a DUI : Maintian Control
So, what if you are pulled over for swerving or weaving in your lane of traffic? While weaving and swerving from LANE TO LANE of traffic is a violation of traffic laws, WEAVING INSIDE THE LANES IS NOT ILLEGAL! Weaving without crossing any lines is not a violation of the law. A vehicle cannot be [...]
SERIES: 25 Ways to BEAT a DUI : Another sample??
“Please blow into the device.” How many times do you have to hear that one before they tell you there is a good reading? Well, like most all of the testing that is done in a DUI arrest situation, BREATH TESTING IS INACCURATE ALSO! Virtually all experts in the field concede that one breath test [...]
SERIES: 25 Ways to BEAT a DUI : Backwards ABC’s…what does that have to do with it???
5,4,3,2,1………a,b,c,d,e…….”Sir, please follow the light” What about all of the other tests they do? Guess what… NON-STANDARDIZED FIELD TESTS ARE INVALID also! Neither the Federal Government, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nor medical and scientific research considers touching your finger to your nose, or saying the alphabet, or counting backwards, as valid sobriety tests. [...]
SERIES: 25 Ways to BEAT a DUI : Inaccurate Testing
“Heel to Toe…Heel to Toe….Turn and walk back toward me” Sound familiar? Well, if so then you know all about the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing that occurs in the normal course of any DUI traffic stop. However, despite all of the claims that its results are valid, you may not realize that … STANDARD FIELD [...]










