If you have been issued a ticket for Driving under the influence (DUI) or Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI), you need to educate yourself on the possible ways to beat a Colorado DUI charge in court. Every case is different, and depending on the facts of your case, there may be a way to beat your case entirely.

For example, the police must have a valid reason to stop you. This could be for any sort of traffic infraction or other criminal activity. If they don’t have a valid reason for the stop, they can possibly lose all evidence obtained from this illegal stop. Police are not allowed to just stop any car driving down the road. They must have reasonable suspicion to pull you over, or to contact you in the first place.

In some cases, it is possible to have a chemical test rules inadmissable by the Court for legal reasons. If the test is thrown out, the prosecutor is left with a big hole in his evidence, and in the case against you. Breathalyzer tests have a strict set of operation rules, and the results of the test may be held to be invalid if the procedures are not followed correctly. The results may also be thrown out if it can be proven that the Breathalyzer was not maintained properly or operated correctly during your chemical test.

Chemical tests of your blood also must follow the proper procedures for the test to be legally valid. In every case, you will want to retest the blood sample. In some cases, the retest result comes back under the legal limit or varies so much from the original test that the first test is deemed invalid.

Jurisdiction is the the geographic area in which a police officer or police force is allowed to conduct police activities and patrol. In every case, you should verify that the officer who contacted you had jurisdiction in the location he contacted you. If the officer was outside of his jurisidictional limits, you may be able to beat your drunk driving charges.

In many instances, there are certain hearings like the DMV or other court hearings, where police officers need to be physically present to provide testimony in your case. In many cases, no officer means no DUI. Yes, it may seem like a strange technicality, but this strategy may be the right one in your case.

Now, how do you exploit these strategies? Hire a good, local DUI attorney. You are looking for someone who knows everything there is to know about these cases. You also want to hire someone who practices exclusively in the geographical area where you got your ticket. A local attorney knows the judges, prosecutors, juries, and, most importantly, the little tricks specific to that city to get you the best result possible.

Don’t hire a lawyer who makes promises or guarantees. An attorney that makes guarantees about results is just trying to get your money by telling you what you want to hear when he has no way of knowing what will happen to your case without first looking at all the police reports, the chemical test reports, negotiating with the prosecutor, etc.

And finally, if you can’t afford to hire a lawyer, apply for the representation of the public defender. Don’t try and represent yourself, as you will have a fool for a client.

Have you been accused of a crime? Many people who have been charged with a crime are left pondering what they should do, and what is going to happen to them. You may be concerned about how these charges will affect your life, your career, and your freedom. You need a skilled Colorado Springs lawyer who will fight for you rights and your freedom. Before you hire a Colorado Springs DUI lawyer do your research.

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