September 2013

DUI Conviction Overturned – Court Erred By Denying Continuance

Six days before his trial, Defendant moved for a continuance in order to substitute new counsel.  Defendant stated: He had concerns with “his current attorney’s defense strategies and trial presentation;” He also explained to the trial court he was uncomfortable with the firm he originally had hired after being transferred between attorneys several times; He did not have the funds to retain new counsel until recently, and he had already paid a substantial consulting fee to the new attorney. The

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DUI Posts: From My DUI Blog

Here are the latest posts from my DUI Blog: A Reported Result vs. A Complete Result In DUI cases, a machine called a gas chromatograph is often used to measure an alcohol concentration in a blood sample.   The measurement, which the machine prints at the end of the process, is called a reported result.  We are finally at the point in Arizona, where courts are starting to recognize that merely providing a reported result is not sufficient evidence.  The

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