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DWI Lawyers in Georgia Dekalb, Georgia DUI/DWI Attorneys, Lawyers and Law Firms DUI/DWI Lawyers in Dekalb County, Georgia View all DUI/DWI Lawyers in Georgia Search for Premier DUI/DWI Attorneys Search by State: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MH MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA PR RI SC SD TN TX VI UT VT VA WA WV WI WY -------- or --------- Search within: 25 Miles 50 Miles 125 Miles All From Zip Code: Additional Resources How a criminal lawyer can help DUI/DWI Law (Drunk Driving) FAQs State-by-state DMV Information State laws on Drunk Driving MADD Impaired Driving Facts Alcoholics Anonymous Drunk Driving State Statisics Home -> DUI/DWI -> Georgia -> Dekalb County Lawyers View All Dekalb County Lawyers Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis, LLC Contact: William C. Head Free Initial Consultation Send Email | Visit WebSite | Click Here for Phone Number Mr. Head is a Senior Partner in Georgia`s Largest Firm Handling DUI/DWI cases. Mr. Head Wrote the Books on DUI/DWI Law for Georgia and Nationally. Statewide Coverage. Visit his Web Sites. Premier Results: The Cochran Firm Criminal Defense Section Free Phone Consultation All Courts, All Crimes. Federal, State, Juvenile, Sex Crimes, Drugs, DUI, Domestic Violence, Embezzlement, etc. Available 24 Hours, for Free Consultation. Experienced Attorneys with Proven Results. Statewide, GA Send Email | Click Here for Phone Number | Visit WebSite Listings for Dekalb County DUI/DWI Lawyers: Atlanta, GA Alexander & Associates , Alex Simanovsky, P O Box 941545 Eichel & Greene, Trial Lawyers , Steven G. Eichel, Esq., 1936 North Druid Hills Road, Suite 100 The Abt Law Firm, LLC , E. Jay Abt, 2300 Henderson Mill Road, Suite 300 Decatur, GA Conaway & Strickler , Dan Conaway, 117 N. McDonough Conaway & Strickler, P.C. , Meg Strickler, 117 North McDonough Street Marietta, GA William Henry Clerke, IV, Attorney at Law , Henry Clerke, 630 Village Trace, Building 15, Suite E Dekalb County Lawyers in related fields Military Law Lawyers Criminal Defense Lawyers Are you a Lawyer? List on AttorneyPages | Find Expert Witnesses | Find Legal Information / Advice | Legal Forms | About Us | Media AttorneyPages® is not a lawyer referral service and never receives any portion of any attorney's fees.We welcome feedback from visitors but are not responsible for any attorney's advice. Use of AttorneyPages.com is subject to our disclaimer, conditions of use and privacy policy.Use for marketing or solicitation is prohibited. AttorneyPages® , ExpertPages® and FreeAdvice® are trademarks and units of Advice Company ® 1997 to 2006 - All Rights Reserved - For feedback or listing information only, contact us by phone, Fax or Email: 2330 Marinship Way Suite 120, Sausalito, CA 94965, P.O. Box 1739 Sausalito, CA 94966 (415) 331-1212 - Fax (415) 331-4255
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field sobriety tests. Mr. DWI Fact and Fiction - Field Sobriety Testing DWI Field Sobriety Testing Fact and Fiction by Peter H. Lederman and Gilbert Snowden This article was published in the New Jersey Lawyer, a weekly professional journal for New Jersey attorneys, in February of 2000. The SFST Update was subsequently published in the Fall of 2001 in the same publication. Both Mr. Lederman and Mr. Snowden have been certified in the Operators Course, designed by the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration, with Mr. Snowden also achieving certification as an Instructor in these field sobriety tests. Mr. Snowden is a retired New Jersey State Trooper and a recognized expert in Field Sobriety testing and Breathalyzer operation. SFST UPDATE! Introduction Standards for the Standard Field Sobriety Testing Program Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Walk and Turn Test One Leg Stand Test Field sobriety testing for DWI is a crucial element in DWI prosecution and defense. Initially, field sobriety testing serves as the best method by which an investigating officer can ascertain whether the "reasonable cause" referred to in NJSA 39:4-50.4 exists, which in turn would require the suspect to submit to DWI breath testing. It is also the best way the State can establish the probable cause which must be established before a suspect can be arrested and then charged with DWI. Field sobriety testing for DWI can also be used by the Court to ultimately determine whether there are sufficient observations to determine intoxication in the absence of breath test results establishing a per se violation. Keeping the importance of field sobriety testing for DWI in mind, it is surprising how many police officers, prosecutors, attorneys and Courts lack an understanding of reliable DWI field sobriety testing procedures. Many times, Courts make decisions of great importance in deciding issues of probable cause and ultimate guilt based upon misunderstandings with regard to these tests. The purpose of this article is to identify problems which exist with regard to field sobriety testing for DWI and then to rectify these problems by reviewing proper field sobriety test procedures and evaluation techniques. The greatest problem with current field sobriety testing for DWI involves a failure to rely upon what are known as Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. The accompanying problem involves an unquestioning reliance upon what I refer to as "anecdotal" field sobriety tests. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were developed as the result of research conducted in the mid 1970’s for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The purpose of this research was to develop standardized tests which would provide a reliable method of determining intoxication from field sobriety tests. The means through which the reliability of these tests was established, was through studies based upon the scientific method. The meaning of the word "science" was considered in a recent article in the New Yorker Magazine, (July 20, 1998), while reviewing two current catastrophe sci-fi movies. The article reminded me of my high school science courses, in which the scientific method was explained as a means of discovering facts by seeking verifiable information. Stated otherwise, a "fact" could not exist and a theory could not become a fact, unless and until the hypothesized result was demonstrated again and again, upon repeated testing. This principle is stated more eloquently in the New Yorker article which suggested that, "Science is not a collection of facts no more than opera is a collection of notes. It’s process, a way of thinking, based on a single insight that the degree to which an idea seems true, has nothing to do with whether it is true, and that the way to distinguish factual ideas from false ones is to test them by experiment. To present the facts without invoking the process is like limiting an Indiana Jones film to the scene where Indy, having bathed and donned a business suit, is lauded for having discovered the lost Ark." (emphasis added). All too often, Courts are willing to accept anecdotal field sobriety tests simply because they "seem" to be reliable. Courts regularly and without question, accept sway tests (frequently with the suspect’s eyes closed), finger to nose tests (again with eyes closed), alphabet tests, finger counting tests and other similar tests, as reliable evidence of intoxication, simply because they "seem" to indicate intoxication. Frequently, Courts will rely on observations which result from these tests without having any testimony of Standardized Field Sobriety tests before them. Anecdotal tests are unreliable because they are not standardized. Since no procedure exists to administer these tests, there is no way to determine if tests are given the same way each time. Obviously, if the scientific method serves as the basis for establishing the reliability of a test, the test must be standardized. This is the case with Standardized Field Sobriety Tests which require adherence to established procedures in explaining, demonstrating and then administering tests. In the case of Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, officers are trained to look for established "scoring factors" which must be evaluated in determining whether or not intoxication exists. A finding of intoxication can only arise once sufficient scoring factors are identified. Upon the identification of only a single scoring factor, an evaluation would be required of a high degree of probability of non-intoxication. When additional scoring factors are identified, probabilities of intoxication are assigned to evaluate test results. With this in mind, the following information is provided with regard to the three Standardized Field Tests, which are the walk and turn test, the one leg stand test and the horizontal gaze nystagmus tests. It is hoped that this information will raise the awareness of the bar and bench in particular, as to the existence of these tests, the lack of scientific basis for anecdotal tests and the need to limit evidence at the time of trial to scientifically reliable field sobriety testing. Home | Proposed DWI/ DUI Reforms | DWI News Field Sobriety Testing - Facts and Fiction | Feedback | Search NJ DWI NJ-DWI Table of Contents | Contact our Law offices Visit the New Jersey DWI Defense Pages All contents Peter H. 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