How to Beat a Colorado DUI

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.

First, the police officer needs a valid reason to stop you or otherwise contact you in the first place. If they did not have a reason to contact you, their case won’t get very far. Police are not allowed to stop any car on the road, they must have reasonable suspicion to stop you.

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 a fancy word that means the geographic area a certain police officer is allowed to patrol and conduct police activities. You will want to double check that the officer who gave you a ticket had jurisdiction to do so. If not, you can beat your DUI.

Even in our high tech world of advanced communications, there are still certain hearings where police officers need to be physically present to give their testimony. And in some cases, no cop equals no DUI. Yeah, its a strange technicality, but this strategy may be appropriate for your case.

Now, how do you exploit these strategies? Hire a good, local drunk driving lawyer. You are looking for someone who knows everything there is to know about these cases. You also want to hire someone who is familiar with the area and the local practices. A good local attorney knows the Judges, DA’s, and most importantly the little tricks of the trade in that specific city that will help you get the best results possible.

Do not hire an attorney who is making promises or guarantees, as tempting as it may be. An attorney who has not yet seen the police reports or chemical tests, or even spoken with the prosecuting attorney has no way of knowing what will happen in your case. That person is just trying to get your money by telling you what you want to hear.

Last, but not least, make sure you have an attorney, even if you have to get the public defender. Do not try to represent yourself, or you will have a fool for a client.

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