{"id":253,"date":"2016-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/new-foia-rules-make-defending-michigan-dui-easier\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:01:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:01:17","slug":"new-foia-rules-make-defending-michigan-dui-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/new-foia-rules-make-defending-michigan-dui-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"New FOIA Rules Make Defending a Michigan DUI Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been arrested for DUI in Michigan, and have found and retained a top DUI defense attorney to represent you, then he or she will be using a variety of tools to investigate your case.\u00a0 The purpose of this investigation is to help your DUI defense lawyer uncover defenses applicable to your case.<\/p>\n<p>One under-utilized method of discovery is the <a title=\"Michigan FOIA in DUI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/documents\/2013-2014\/billenrolled\/House\/pdf\/2013-HNB-4001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freedom of Information Act or FOIA<\/a>.\u00a0 In a criminal case, the FOIA can be used to obtain documents from the police agencies involved in your DUI arrest, as well as agencies involved in the oversight of the specific police agency that arrested you for drunk driving.<\/p>\n<p>Of particular interest in a Michigan DUI case is the State Police agency involved in oversight of the state\u2019s breath testing program.\u00a0 In the case of a drunk driving \/ DUI blood test case, the agency of interest is the laboratory where the blood was tested for alcohol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/new-foia-rules-make-defending-michigan-dui-easier\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading New FOIA Rules Make Defending a Michigan DUI Easier\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been arrested for DUI in Michigan, and have found and retained a top DUI defense attorney to represent you, then he or she will be using a variety of tools to investigate your case.\u00a0 The purpose of this investigation is to help your DUI defense lawyer uncover defenses applicable to your case. 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