Field Sobriety Testing

Avoding voluntary police testing can spell the difference between acquittal and conviction. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that when, for instance, police suspect a person of violating Virginia Code § 18.2-266  (driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and/or drugs or driving while...

Beer cans are not your friend when in plain view of police who have stopped you after drinking alcohol. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that when police stop a motor vehicle, they are looking for plain view evidence of any criminal activity, whether...

Evidentiary rulings in your Virginia DWI or criminal trial can be favorable, unfavorable or both. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I read with glee about a correct judicial ruling to exclude a blood test certificate of analysis (showing the defendant's purported blood alcohol level (BAC))...

Hiring a DUI lawyer is not about who is the most flashy or smooth, but who will obtain the best possible results for you in court. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I remember one of my favorite criminal defense trial teachers looking as ordinary as...

How to choose the best Fairfax DUI lawyer for you? As a Virginia DWI defense lawyer, I know that this is a critical decision, not only when considering the risk to one's liberty and reputation from a Virginia DUI conviction, but also when taking into...

Virginia police officers are not friends of criminal defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I say this out of pure reality, and not from any political agenda, but certainly out of an agenda of pursuing the best possible results for those accused of Virginia DUI...

Virginia DUI lawyers have much beneficial material to mine from police testimony, their incident reports, and incident video. This includes challenging roadside field sobriety testing performed by law enforcement on those suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs in violation of Virginia...

Cross examining (CE or Xexamine) police is an essential tool for the defense against Virginia DUI prosecutions. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I know that the Constitution's Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause and Virginia appellate court caselaw guarantee this CE right. I also know that many...

Attacking field sobriety testing (FST) is an essential part of Virginia DUI defense against prosecutions under Virginia Code § 18.2-266, both to challenge the legality of the arrest and to argue that the prosecutor has not proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty...

Virginia DUI incident video's prevalence in Northern Virginia is a big improvement over the days when such videotaping was much less common. At the same time, as a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that much of the essential story still is not told by the...