El Paso DWI Lawyer Shares the 27 Top DWI Defense Strategies

While you are relying on the expertise of your El Paso DWI Lawyer, you should thoroughly exhaust all of the top DUI/DWI defense strategies listed below. Remember, this is your life and you have hired a lawyer to defend your rights. While your El Paso DWI Lawyer is an expert in DWI defense, it never hurts to ask questions about the pros and cons of certain strategies in your case. 1. GERD or heartburn caused a false high reading on the breath test. 2. The officer failed to read you your Miranda rights. 3. Weaving within your lane does not justify a DUI/DWI stop. 4. Alcohol on your breath does not mean that you are under the influence. 5. The officer lacked probable cause for the DUI/DWI arrest. 6. Innocent explanations for your faulty driving. 7. DUI/DWI symptoms are oftentimes confused with fatigue. 8. Your blood alcohol level was rising. 9. 15 to 20 minute observation not followed. 10. Inherent error rate in DUI/DWI blood and breath testing. 11. The officer had no baseline for your performance on the field sobriety tests. 12. Factors other than alcohol can cause poor performance on the field sobriety tests.

13. The standardized field sobriety tests were not properly administered. 14. Any non-standardized field sobriety tests lack reliability. 15. Field sobriety tests provide a poor measurement of DUI/DWI impairment. 16. Mouth alcohol can contaminate the breath test results. 17. Blood/Breath partition ratio is inaccurate based on individual differences. 18. The breath alcohol test yields excessively high results during absorption. 19. Police have no "special ability" to judge intoxication levels. 20. No sign of mental impairment present. 21. Innocent explanations for symptoms of intoxication. 22. Speeding is not correlated with DUI/DWI. 23. Breath testing machines often mistake other chemicals for alcohol. 24. Breathing techniques may alter breath tests. 25. Non-disclosure of expert witness. 26. Suspects right to a speedy trial. 27. Statute of limitations has expired. All of the strategies above should be reviewed with your DWI attorney to ensure you have exhausted all available options. Please keep in mind, that not all of the strategies listed above will be applicable to your case. Every DWI case is different and will require different strategies. However, without asking the questions as to whether or not a specific strategy could apply to your case, you may be missing out on a possible way to make your case more successful. If your DWI attorney does not believe it is worthwhile to explore these strategies, you may need to reconsider their employment. Your attorney should be willing to explore every option available.

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