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Many judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys have mistaken beliefs about alcohol tolerance.\u00a0 In a drunk driving trial, these mistaken beliefs can lead to misleading arguments which might further lead to wrongful convictions.\u00a0 A recent article from the peer-reviewed science journal article Psychopharmacology<\/em>[i]<\/a> helps support a defense lawyer\u2019s attempt to preclude a wrongful conviction based on these misleading arguments.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, most drunk driving trials include observations of the police leading up to the arrest and a subsequent breath or blood test, generically called a \u201cchemical test.\u201d\u00a0 Therefore, winning a drunk driving trial requires reasonable doubt as to both.<\/p>\n

Issue With Alcohol Tolerance<\/h2>\n

There are many ways to approach the defense of a drunk driving crime, and a defense should always be matched to the facts and science of a particular case.\u00a0 However, one way to explain to jurors that there is a reason to doubt the chemical test is to show that there is a disparity between the breath or blood test result and the physical and mental condition of the driver.\u00a0 This might occur in cases where the driver performs well on the field tasks, such as the one-leg stand or walk and turn.\u00a0 This evidence, usually collected at the roadside, is often referred to as the \u201cobservational evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Many judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys have mistaken beliefs about alcohol tolerance.\u00a0 In a drunk driving trial, these mistaken beliefs can lead to misleading arguments which might further lead to wrongful convictions.\u00a0 A recent article from the peer-reviewed science journal article Psychopharmacology[i] helps support a defense lawyer\u2019s attempt to preclude a wrongful conviction based on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dui-defense","category-dui-trials"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Misleading Concept of Alcohol Tolerance in Michigan DUI Cases<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michigan OWI lawyer Patrick Barone details how the concept of "alcohol tolerance" can mislead jurors and why 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