Tag Archives: DUI

“They Are Not Tests of Driving” — What the Field Sobriety Tests Actually Measure

The woman who built the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests testified under oath that they do not measure driving. A forensic toxicology review of the science behind HGN, the Walk-and-Turn, and the One-Leg Stand.

Kosecki 2023 Blood-Fermentation Study: Limits and Evidence

A 2023 paper is increasingly cited to shut down “fermentation” defenses in DUI cases. Read closely, it answers a question no one was asking — and the literature it cites cuts the other way.

The National Black Lawyers

top 40 lawyers

civil trial law

Lawyers of Distinction

Loading...

Recent Blog Articles

In-Custody Deaths, Toxicology, and the End of Excited Delirium in California

California bars excited delirium as a diagnosis and civil evidence. Learn what AB 360 means for in-custody death toxicology and section 1983 causation.

Read More

Vehicle Code Section 21221: What Actually Applies to a Motorized Scooter Rider

California Vehicle Code section 21221 applies driver rules to scooter riders, while section 21221.5 creates a separate $250 under-the-influence offense.

Read More

An E-Bike Is Not a Motor Vehicle: Beale v. DMV Bars Refusal Suspensions

Beale v. DMV held that California cannot suspend a driver’s license for chemical-test refusal arising from an electric-bicycle ride. Analysis of the ruling, controlling statutes, limits, and defense strategy.

Read More