Salt Lake City Field Sobriety Test Attorney

Were you charged with DUI in Salt Lake City?

When you are stopped by a law enforcement official for poor driving or any other indicator of impaired ability to operate a motor vehicle, the law enforcement officer involved in the traffic stop will administer field sobriety tests.  These tests provide the police with more evidence against you in a DUI case.  With the assistance of an experienced Salt Lake City criminal defense attorney from Zabriskie Law Firm it may be possible to take advantage of errors in the administration of the tests as part of your defense. 

The field sobriety test result is based upon the observation of the law enforcement official and as such is subject to human error.  A thorough cross examination of the police officer challenging every aspect of the field sobriety testing has been fruitful for the defense in countless cases.  As the tests must be administered correctly to even have any reasonable level of accuracy, contesting the evidence has led to a successful defense strategy in numerous DUI defense cases.

You may be charged with DUI if the amount of alcohol or drugs in your blood prevents you from operating a vehicle with the caution of an ordinary sober person, but the fact that you were stopped in could be called into question - there may not have actually been indicators of intoxication.  There have been countless cases in the past in which the law enforcement officer's idea of "reasonable suspicion" has been challenged in court by our legal team. 

You need to have the experience and knowledge of one of our legal team of proven DUI defense lawyers who will sit down with you face to face and identify the areas of error in the sobriety testing.  Did the law enforcement agent administer it correctly?  Any irregular or improper procedure could raise a doubt regarding your impairment in court and open the door to successful challenges of the evidence against you. 

About Field Sobriety Tests in Salt Lake City

When field sobriety tests are administered by law enforcement, they use three in most cases.  They are an eye gaze test, one-leg stand, balance/walk the line test and sometimes the alphabet recitation test.  Each separate test has an approximate standard but it is left open to interpretation by the law enforcement official on the scene.  We at the firm know from all the failings of these very subjective testing methods.  Even the best of the tests in studies has only 77% accuracy according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).  We will review all of the circumstances and discuss the possibilities for the defense of your case.  

Circumstances like past and present medical conditions, accidents, and current physical disabilities or even language problems or simple fear can frequently make a person less able to perform the test.  Your defense attorney will be able to investigate all of the information and aggressively challenge the testing procedure or results in many cases.  A successful defense and a "not guilty" verdict or a dismissed charge is always the goal in challenging field sobriety test results.

Contact a Salt Lake City field sobriety attorney from the Zabriskie Law Firm right away.