breath testing
Narrowing reliance on LEO testimony- Fairfax criminal lawyer’s take
Narrowing reliance on police testimony is an important pursuit for criminal defense lawyers. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I expect many judges, jurors and prosecutors to treat the testimony of most law enforcement officers (LEOs) as worthy of reliability. In that regard, it was wonderful...
Three keys to great Virginia criminal defense- Fairfax lawyer explains
Three keys are at your fingertips to make a potentially huge difference between success and a nightmare in Virginia criminal court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have time and time again witnessed the key difference that exercising these three steps can make. These steps...
DUI arrests – Fairfax DWI lawyer on not throwing in the towel
DUI arrests are opportunities to go to battle rather than throwing in the towel, says Fairfax DWI lawyer. DUI arrests and all other arrests present the criminal defendant with no choice other than to proceed with a full court press for his or her defense....
Fairfax DUI Defense Lawyer on the Virginia Alcohol Testing Refusal Law
Fairfax DUI defense and DWI defense throughout Virginia often also includes defense against charges of unreasonably refusing to submit to a breath or blood test for blood or breath alcohol content (BAC).
When SCOTUS’s Birchfield decision will help a DWI defendant’s case
Under Birchfield, refusal to submit to a blood test cannot be criminalized, and "consent" to a blood test can be challenged if the police warned the arrestee that blood test refusal risks criminal penalty(ies).