{"id":3733,"date":"2025-01-09T12:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/?p=3733"},"modified":"2025-01-09T12:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:44:24","slug":"understanding-the-disconnect-defense-in-a-michigan-dui-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/understanding-the-disconnect-defense-in-a-michigan-dui-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Disconnect Defense in a Michigan DUI Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The disconnect defense is a legal strategy in a Michigan DUI case that highlights the inconsistency\u2014or disconnect\u2014between a defendant&#8217;s high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) results and their observable behavior at the time of arrest. For instance, if a breath or blood test shows a BAC of 0.20%\u2014a level typically associated with symptoms like emotional instability, impaired motor coordination, and slurred speech as detailed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dubowski-stages-of-alcohol-effects.pdf\">Dubowski &#8211; stages of alcohol effects<\/a>\u2014yet the individual demonstrates steady balance, clear speech, and passes field sobriety tests, this discrepancy can be used to challenge the validity of the BAC evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Dubowski\u2019s research provides a clear framework for evaluating expected behaviors at different BAC levels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At <strong>0.09%-0.25% (Excitement stage)<\/strong>, symptoms such as emotional instability, sensory-motor impairment, and slurred speech are common.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/understanding-the-disconnect-defense-in-a-michigan-dui-case\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Understanding the Disconnect Defense in a Michigan DUI Case\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The disconnect defense is a legal strategy in a Michigan DUI case that highlights the inconsistency\u2014or disconnect\u2014between a defendant&#8217;s high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) results and their observable behavior at the time of arrest. 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