Renowned as an expert in drunk driving defense, Taylor covers every step of the police action and legal process, from the breathalyzer and field sobriety tests to witness preparation and jury instructions. This fifth edition features a wealth of practice materials, including forms used by police and other agencies, checklists, and suggested opening and closing statements.
Preventing a DUI Arrest is the most comprehensive guide to discuss how to prevent a drunk driving arrest (other terms include DUI, DWI, OWI). Other books discuss what to do AFTER being arrested for DUI, but no other book thoroughly covers what to do to PREVENT a DUI arrest. The Preventing book is an essential addition to your library collection. However, it must be read from cover-to-cover to fully extract the breadth of knowledge, information and insight. Learn various investigative techniques used by law enforcement officers to manipulate motorists into a confession and how drivers are profiled for a DUI arrest. Also learn effective techniques on how to leave the scene to avoid a DUI arrest. Basically, learn everything you need to know to prevent a DUI arrest, and it is all inside this easy-to-understand empowerment manual. The contents contain all the information you need to prevent a drunk driving arrest. The topics include the following: 1) The legal definition of driving under the influence; 2) Preparing for a night of drinking and driving; 3) Essential vehicle contents to conceal alcohol consumption; 4) Techniques to avoid signs of driving impairment; 5) Geographic implications on a DWI; 6) Equipment and moving violations that increase DUI arrests; 7) How distractions and behavioral actions cause drunk driving arrests; 8) Anonymous tips reporting a possible drunk driver; 9) Vehicle breakdowns and accidents, and when to leave the scene; 10) Police tracking techniques; 11) Appropriate conduct when being stopped by the police; and 12) DUI laws in other countries. Preventing a DUI Arrest is the official guide for any motorist interested in preventing a DUI arrest. Drunk driving is considered the most socially abhorrent criminal offense of our time. Police departments are spending money at an exorbitant rate to deter this offense (and raising revenue for the state). MADD Mothers are nationally organized to influence state and federal legislation to impose harsher penalties (fines, jail, and license suspensions). It is time to fight back. Knowledge is power. Read this book and you will have all the necessary tools at your disposal to avoid a drunk driving arrest.
"Providing step-by-step instruction in defense of a drunk driving case in California, California Drunk Driving Defense outlines what to anticipate and how to prepare for DUI/DWI pretrial and trial proceedings. The authors provide information on sentencing, license suspension, and revocation, as well as strategy guidance regarding: Field evidence and the arresting officer; What to expect and how to prepare for pretrial and trial proceedings; Methods to challenge the Intoxilyzer, Intoximeter, and blood and urine analyses; Tasks for cross-examination of the chemical expert and the arresting officer; Professional responsibility issues; Civilian witnesses; Substantive offenses; Giving compelling jury instructions; Suppression of evidence, and Successfully attacking prior convictions" -- http://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/law-products/Treatises/California-Drunk-Driving-Defense-5th/p/104310653
How to Beat the Rap is authored by one of the best DUI lawyers in the country. It is the ultimate answer to any drunk driving (DUI / DWI / OWI) charge. Discover all the secret investigative techniques used by law enforcement to trick motorists into incriminating themselves and getting a drunk driving arrest. Learn all the insider information about classified legal tactics used by prosecutors to get drunk driving convictions. Everything is revealed in this insightful, comprehensive and enlightening book. Dispel the myths and learn all the tactics necessary to prevent a drunk driving arrest and conviction. For example, find out: 1) How to avoid being suspected of drunken driving; 2) What you should never reveal to a police officer; 3) How to properly answer police officer questions; 4) Whether field sobriety tests are mandatory; 5) Things to avoid during a police stop; 6) Creating “reasonable doubt” to a jury; 7) Knowing what evidence persuades a jury to acquit, not convict, and 8) Decreasing the cost of litigation. Understand the legal technicalities of a drunk driving charge: 1) What constitutes probable cause for a legal and valid police stop; 2) What are the flaws in standardized field sobriety tests; 3) Whether chemical tests (breath, urine or blood) are mandatory; and 4) When it is appropriate to leave the scene of an accident. How to Beat the Rap can prevent the embarrassment of an arrest, the loss of driving privileges, months of anxiety, a permanent criminal convictions on your record, and the torture of enduring substance abuse education classes and treatment. Not to mention saving thousands of dollars in legal fees. If you were charged with DUI, you must read this book.
Drunk Driving Defense: How to Beat the Rap is authored by one of the best DUI lawyers in the country. It is the ultimate answer to any drunk driving (DUI / DWI / OWI) charge. Discover all the secret investigative techniques used by law enforcement to trick motorists into incriminating themselves and getting a drunk driving arrest. Learn all the insider information about classified legal tactics used by prosecutors to get drunk driving convictions. Everything is revealed in this insightful, comprehensive and enlightening book. Dispel the myths and learn all the tactics necessary to prevent a drunk driving arrest and conviction. For example, find out: 1) How to avoid being suspected of drunken driving; 2) What you should never reveal to a police officer; 3) How to properly answer police officer questions; 4) Whether field sobriety tests are mandatory; 5) Things to avoid during a police stop; 6) Creating "reasonable doubt" to a jury; 7) Knowing what evidence persuades a jury to acquit, not convict, and 8) Decreasing the cost of litigation. Understand the legal technicalities of a drunk driving charge: 1) What constitutes probable cause for a legal and valid police stop; 2) What are the flaws in standardized field sobriety tests; 3) Whether chemical tests (breath, urine or blood) are mandatory; and 4) When it is appropriate to leave the scene of an accident. How to Beat the Rap can prevent the embarrassment of an arrest, the loss of driving privileges, months of anxiety, a permanent criminal convictions on your record, and the torture of enduring substance abuse education classes and treatment. Not to mention saving thousands of dollars in legal fees. If you were charged with DUI, you must read this book. Dennis A. Bjorklund is an attorney specializing in drunk driving defense, and one of the best DUI lawyers in the country. He is the only lawyer to write four authoritative books specifically targeting motorists to help them understand every aspect of a drunk driving criminal charge. The ultimate goal is to create universal awareness amongst laypersons to assist them in protecting their constitutional rights against the unlawful infringement of law enforcement officers. The Author has an extensive resume of scholarly accomplishments--he was hand-selected as a distinguished literary contributor to publish articles within his area of specialty, and appeared on E! Entertainment as an authoritative expert. His list of drunk driving books include: Drunk Driving Defense: How to Beat the RapDrunk Driving: A Survival Guide for MotoristsDUI / DWI Defense: Preventing a Drunk Driving ArrestDrunk Driving Laws: Rules of the Road When Crossing State Lines Currently, the Author works as a DUI expert, legal consultant, and guest lecturer. Using his unparalleled DUI knowledge, trial advocacy skills and legal expertise, he is able to mold the minds of aspiring drunk driving defense attorneys as well as assisting defendants in getting the best legal defense possible.
DUI Laws is a complete summary of the drunk driving (DUI, DWI, OWI) laws for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It is a must-buy for anyone who gets behind the wheel, even the social drinker. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. When traveling to another state, you alone are responsible to know the DUI laws of that state. DUI Bible contains all the information you need to know about the drunk driving laws of each state, such as: a) A state-by-state summary of DUI laws; b) Relevant laws for easy reference; c) Legal definition of driving (it is varies from state-to-state); d) Evidence needed to prove DUI as a criminal offense; e) Definition of legal impairment; f) Penalty-enhancement period (how long it stays on your criminal record); g) Criminal penalties and driver’s license sanctions for each DUI offense; h) Legal presumptions of intoxication at various blood-alcohol concentration levels; 9) Implied consent laws and procedures; i) chemical testing requirements; and j) Plea bargaining statutes. DUI Laws is easily organized with the best overview of the drunk driving laws of each state. It can save you a lifetime of expense and regret.
Detailed strategies for helping average citizens avoid drunk driving arrests and convictions. Probably the most revealing and exclusive secrets to avoiding a drunk driving arrest ever shared. This book provides both simple and outrageously effective strategies that are proven money and misery savers.
by Parnell Worthington Not all of those arrested for DUI are serial, heavy drinkers. With new laws, many social, casual drinkers are discovering that they are on the front lines in the War on Drunks. Drinking, Driving, and Surviving: Uncovering the secrets of DUI avoidance is a provocative look at the lengths a group of motorists will go to avoid drunk driving arrests. The book explores the strategies and maneuvers that these "masters" employ to reduce the odds of DUI and DWI arrests-from the model of car they drive, to where they park; from when they decide to hit the road, to the way they comb their hair!
