Confidently Handle Drunk and Drugged Driving Cases

Handle your clients' drunk and drugged driving criminal cases and driver's license proceedings with ICLE's premier Michigan-specific practice handbook. Covers all aspects of practice, from the initial client interview through discovery, trial, sentencing, and appeals.

With this book, you will be able to:

• Successfully represent clients charged with a variety of drunk or drugged driving offenses
• Restore your client’s driver’s license after a drunk or drugged driving conviction
• Know when and how to challenge breath and blood tests
• Take advantage of police reports, video recordings, and evidential breath test results
• Conduct voir dire of jurors effectively, using sample questions and proven techniques
• Learn the judge's perspective on impaired driving cases and the possible benefits of sobriety courts for your clients

Highlights of the latest update include:

• A new chapter covering the administration of standardized field sobriety tests and tactics for challenging them in court
• Updated analysis and practice tips on drugged driving laws, trials, discovery, and more
• Additional practice tips on license appeals, including guidance on ignition interlock devices and violation hearings
• Comprehensive updates on and in-depth analysis of the Intoxilyzer 9000
• Expanded details on and analysis of sobriety courts