DWI / DUI
Fairfax DUI acquittal in absence of cop knowing the defendant drove
Fairfax DUI acquittal granted where the evidence did not show the arresting officer knew the defendant operated a motor vehicle Fairfax DUI acquittal addressed where the evidence did not establish that the arresting officer knew the defendant drove. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know the vital...
Squeezing Gold from Breathalyzer Data for Virginia DUI Defense
Squeezing beneficial data from breathalyzer / Intox EC/IR II data is what I do for all Virginia DUI defense cases. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I have repeatedly experienced the benefits of doing so. Analyzing and deconstructing this DWI breath testing data at first blush...
Combating Virginia DUI Charges with Child Passengers
A Virginia DUI conviction means the loss of one's driving privileges, the need to complete the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program, and possible jail time. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that such a prosecution is made more challenging when the defendant had a...
Nystagmus remains junk Virginia DUI science says Fairfax DUI Lawyer
Nystagmus testing for alcohol impairment -- also known as horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) -- is junk field sobriety testing (SFST) science. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that no published Virginia appellate opinion approves of such testing, and this year's appellate opinions on HGN...
Weaponizing Virginia breathalyzer numbers – Fairfax DUI lawyer weighs in
Weaponizing Virginia breath testing results for the defense – Fairfax DUI lawyer shows how Weaponizing Virginia breathalyzer test results is essential for Virginia DUI lawyers. This is all part of my approach as a Fairfax criminal lawyer of obtaining the essential evidence in my clients’...
Virginia DWI defense lawyer uses science to challenge breath testing
Virginia DUI defense lawyers not only can incorporate preparation and persuasion approaches that apply to most criminal defense work, but also must add addressing, analyzing, and disintegrating scientific evidence. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the latter approach is a variation on the...
Virginia DUI Defense Basics from Fairfax Criminal Lawyer
Virginia DUI defense calls for full preparation and excellent execution. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that that best DWI defense starts before the defendant is ever stopped by the police, through knowing and exercising the suspect's essential rights with the police. Recently, I...
Virginia DUI Challenges by Appeal Addressed by Fairfax Criminal Lawyer
Virginia DUI challenges are many. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I am all the more interested in appeals from District Court for Virginia DWI convictions under Virginia Code § 18.2-266, and and all other Virginia misdemeanor convictions, now that doing so will botleneck the court system for...
Breathalyzer challenges in VA DUI cases – View of Fairfax criminal lawyer
Breathalyzer challenges are an essential part of defending against Virginia DWI prosecutions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I dissect such evidence with a fine-toothed comb. Before ever arresting for an alleged DWI violation, police repeatedly ask Virginia DUI suspects to blow into the roadside handheld...
Welcoming Virginia DUI Court – Criminal Lawyer on Overcoming Fears
Welcoming court at first feels counterintuitive for most Virginia DUI defendants and criminal defendants. However, as a Fairfax criminal lawyer I know that once a Virginia criminal defendant is forced into the courthouse battlefield, s/he has only one choice, which is to fight, fight and...