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Now you can rely on the expertise of the lawyer whose name has become synonymous with drunk driving defense. In Drunk Driving Defense, Lawrence Taylor covers every step of the police action and legal process, from the Breathalyzer and field sobriety tests to witness preparation and jury instructions. With his detailed guidance you'll be able to: Overcome chemical evidence presumptions Identify nonspecific blood alcohol analysis Weigh effects of acetone and acetaldehyde Prove false instrument readings caused by radio frequency interference and other phenomena Expose physiological defects of horizontal gaze nystagmus Establish grounds for impeachment of the arresting officer and more the Fifth Edition features a wealth of practice materials, including: Forms used by police and other agencies Examples of successful motions used by experienced defense attorneys verbatim cross and direct examinations of police officers, eyewitnesses, and chemical experts Checklists Suggested voir dire and opening and closing statements

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• Table of Checklists(p. xxv)
• Table of Forms(p. xxvii)
• Table of Pleadings(p. xxix)
• Preface(p. xxxi)
• Acknowledgments(p. xxxvii)
• Comment(p. xxxix)
• I Crime and Punishment
• 1. The Offense(p. 3)
• 1.0 The Nature of the Crime(p. 3)
• 1.1 The Corpus(p. 11)
• 1.2 What Constitutes "Driving"?(p. 13)
• 1.3 Under the Influence of Alcohol(p. 29)
• 1.4 Over .08 or .10 Percent Blood-Alcohol(p. 42)
• 1.5 Under the Influence of Drugs(p. 51)
• 1.6 Felony Drunk Driving: DUI with Injury(p. 57)
• 1.7 Civil Liability(p. 70)
• 1.8 Inchoate and Accomplice Liability(p. 71)
• 1.9 Affirmative Defenses(p. 73)
• 2. The Sentence(p. 81)
• 2.0 Sentencing in the DUI Case(p. 81)
• 2.1 Statutory Enhancements: Refusal, Speed, and Other Factors(p. 88)
• 2.2 Alternative Sentencing(p. 92)
• 2.3 Multiple Punishment(p. 96)
• 2.4 Probation Violation Hearings(p. 102)
• 3. The Administrative License Suspension(p. 105)
• 3.0 Implied Consent(p. 105)
• 3.1 The Administrative Hearing(p. 113)
• 3.2 The "Per Se" Suspension (.08 or .10 Percent)(p. 126)
• 3.3 The Refusal Suspension(p. 133)
• II Evidence
• 4. Field Evidence(p. 161)
• 4.0 Field Evidence and the Arresting Officer(p. 161)
• 4.1 Driving Symptoms(p. 168)
• 4.2 Appearance and Behavior of Defendant(p. 175)
• 4.3 Field Sobriety Tests(p. 193)
• 4.4 Preliminary Breath Tests(p. 227)
• 4.5 Audiotapes and Videotapes(p. 239)
• 5. Introduction to Blood-Alcohol Analysis(p. 243)
• 5.0 Forensic Alcohol Analysis(p. 243)
• 5.1 Alcohol and the Human Body(p. 246)
• 5.2 Retrograde Extrapolation: Projecting Test Levels Back to Time of Driving(p. 254)
• 5.3 General Sources of Error(p. 272)
• 6. Breath Analysis(p. 293)
• 6.0 The Reliability of Breath-Alcohol Analysis(p. 293)
• 6.1 Non-Specific Analysis(p. 316)
• 6.2 Mouth Alcohol(p. 330)
• 6.3 Additional Sources of Error(p. 345)
• 6.4 The Machines(p. 378)
• 7. Blood and Urine Analysis(p. 517)
• 7.0 Blood Analysis(p. 517)
• 7.1 Urinalysis(p. 554)
• III Pre-Trial
• 8. Analysis and Arraignment(p. 569)
• 8.0 Initial Client Contact(p. 569)
• 8.1 Preliminary Investigation(p. 583)
• 8.2 Analysis of the Case(p. 587)
• 8.3 The Arraignment(p. 597)
• 8.4 Plea Bargaining Considerations(p. 604)
• 9. Prior Convictions(p. 611)
• 9.0 The Prior DUI Conviction(p. 611)
• 9.1 Prosecutorial Burden(p. 626)
• 9.2 Bifurcation of Trial(p. 630)
• 10. Discovery(p. 637)
• 10.0 Discovery of DUI Evidence(p. 637)
• 10.1 Preservation and Production of the Blood/Urine Sample(p. 665)
• 10.2 Preservation and Production of the Breath Sample: Trombetta(p. 682)
• 10.3 The Discovery Motion(p. 687)
• 10.4 The Subpoena Duces Tecum(p. 701)
• 11. Suppression of Evidence(p. 713)
• 11.0 Probable Cause to Stop, Detain, and Arrest(p. 713)
• 11.1 Sobriety Checkpoints: Sitz(p. 722)
• 11.2 Unlawful Arrest(p. 737)
• 11.3 Incriminating Statements(p. 740)
• 11.4 Refusal Evidence(p. 755)
• 11.5 Field Evidence(p. 766)
• 11.6 Blood-Alcohol Evidence(p. 800)
• IV Trial
• 12. Setting the Stage(p. 855)
• 12.0 Jury Selection(p. 855)
• 12.1 Opening Statement(p. 892)
• 12.2 Using Demonstrative Evidence(p. 906)
• 13. Cross-Examination(p. 911)
• 13.0 The Arresting Officer(p. 911)
• 13.1 Techniques for Cross-Examination of the Officer(p. 949)
• 13.2 Illustrative Cross-Examination of Arresting Officer(p. 970)
• 13.3 The Breath Operator and/or Blood-Alcohol Expert: Strategy and Techniques(p. 1001)
• 13.4 Illustrative Cross-Examination of Operator/Expert(p. 1029)
• 13.5 The Percipient Witness(p. 1055)
• 14. The Defense(p. 1065)
• 14.0 The Sobriety Witness(p. 1065)
• 14.1 The Defense Blood-Alcohol Expert(p. 1072)
• 14.2 The Defense Police Expert(p. 1088)
• 14.3 Should the Defendant Testify?(p. 1090)
• 15. Closing(p. 1119)
• 15.0 Summation: Strategy and Illustration(p. 1119)
• 15.1 Jury Instructions(p. 1132)
• Resources(p. 1143)
• Bibliography(p. 1147)
• Table of Cases(p. 1167)
• Index(p. 1177)