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Nurse’s DUI down to reckless driving

Jason Cerbone · April 29, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Nurse DUI reduced to reckless driving

She needed this DUI charge to go away because she is about to be a nurse. She was pulled over on I-16 leaving downtown for Failure to maintain lane by the Georgia Department of Public Safety (Trooper). The trooper saw that her eyes were bloodshot, and her speech slow and slurred. She told the trooper that she drank four hours earlier. She did field sobriety tests and then she was arrested for DUI less safe.

In the State Court of Chatham County her DUI was reduced to reckless driving. Her Failure to maintain lane charge was merged (aka dismissed).

Savannah DUI reduced for doctor

Jason Cerbone · April 27, 2022 · Leave a Comment

Savannah DUI reduced for doctor

The doctor was charged with DUI less safe, Speeding, Failure to yield to emergency vehicle, Unsafe turning, and Impeding the flow of traffic by the Savannah Police. He was on I-16 and pulled over on Chatham Parkway at Grainger Honda.

In the State Court of Chatham County Georgia he plead the DUI down to reckless driving. The other four charges were dismissed.

Jason Cerbone voted Top 10 Best Georgia DUI Lawyers

Jason Cerbone · November 1, 2016 ·

Jason Cerbone voted Top 10 Best Georgia DUI LawyersJason Cerbone Has Been Nominated and Accepted as a Two Years AIDUIA’S 10 Best in Georgia For Client Satisfaction

The American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of Georgia’s DUI Attorney Jason Cerbone as Two Years 10 Best DUI Attorney for Client Satisfaction.

The American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 DUI attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the “10 Best” list must pass AIDUIA’s rigorous selection process, which is based on client and/or peer nominations, thorough research, and AIDUIA’s independent evaluation. AIDUIA’s annual list was created to be used as a resource for clients during the attorney selection process.

One of the most significant aspects of the selection process involves attorneys’ relationships and reputation among his or her clients. As clients should be an attorney’s top priority, AIDUIA places the utmost emphasis on selecting lawyers who have achieved significant success in the field of DUI/DWI law without sacrificing the service and support they provide. Selection criteria therefore focus on attorneys who demonstrate the highest standards of Client Satisfaction.

We congratulate Jason Cerbone on this achievement and we are honored to have him as a Two Years AIDUIA Member.

You can contact Jason Cerbone at 912-236-0595.

PRESS RELEASE: Jason Cerbone Top 10 Best DUI Attorneys in Georgia

Jason Cerbone Awarded Ten Best Georgia DUI Attorneys

Jason Cerbone · November 12, 2015 ·

Cerbone makes top DUI lawyer lists in Savannah Morning NewsTop DUI Lawyer

Cerbone makes top DUI lawyer lists. The National Trial Lawyers announced that Jason Cerbone has been selected for Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers in Georgia. The American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys also recognized Cerbone as a 2015 Best DUI Attorney for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the top 10 DUI attorneys in each State. This was printed in the Savannah Morning News.

See Jason Cerbone makes top DUI lawyer lists in Savannah Morning News

The American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys (AIDUIA) has recognized the exceptional performance of Georgia DUI Attorney Jason Cerbone. Cerbone is AIDUIA’s 2015 10 Best DUI Attorneys for Client Satisfaction.

The American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 DUI attorneys in each state. Attorneys who are selected to the “10 Best” list must pass AIDUIA’s rigorous selection process, which is based on client and/or peer nominations, thorough research, and AIDUIA’s independent evaluation. AIDUIA’s annual list was created to be used as a resource for clients during the attorney selection process.

One of the most significant aspects of the selection process involves attorneys’ relationships and reputation among his or her clients. As clients should be an attorney’s top priority, AIDUIA places the utmost emphasis on selecting lawyers who have achieved significant success in the field of DUI/DWI law without sacrificing the service and support they provide. Selection criteria therefore focus on attorneys who demonstrate the highest standards of Client Satisfaction.

We congratulate Jason Cerbone on this achievement and we are honored to have him as a 2015 AIDUIA Member.

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Jason Cerbone Named Top Georgia DUI Trial Lawyers

Jason Cerbone · November 11, 2015 ·

The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Jason Cerbone of Cerbone DUI Defense in Savannah, Georgia has been selected for inclusion into its Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyers in Georgia. This is an honor given to only a select group of lawyers for their superior skills and qualifications in the field. Membership in this exclusive organization is by invitation only. It is limited to the top 100 attorneys in each state or region who have demonstrated excellence and have achieved outstanding results in their careers.

The National Trial Lawyers is a professional organization comprised of the premier trial lawyers from across the country who have demonstrated exceptional qualifications in their area of the law, specifically criminal defense or civil plaintiff law. The National Trial Lawyers provides accreditation to these distinguished attorneys, and also provides essential legal news, information, and continuing education to trial lawyers across the United States.

With the selection of Jason Cerbone by The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100, Mr. Cerbone has shown that he exemplifies superior qualifications, leadership skills, and trial results as a trial lawyer. The selection process for this elite honor is based on a multi-phase process which includes peer nominations combined with third party research. As The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 is an essential source of networking and information for trial attorneys throughout the nation, the final result of the selection process is a credible and comprehensive list of the most outstanding trial lawyers chosen to represent their state or region.

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Innocent UNLESS proven guilty

Jason Cerbone · August 21, 2012 ·

Innocent unless proven guilty - Cerbone DUI Defense

In the Chatham County courthouse in Savannah, Georgia for a DUI trial I looked at my potential jurors and then to Kat and back to the jurors and began.

In a minute I am going to ask you if you think Kat is probably guilty of DUI.

Some of you are afraid that you will give the wrong answer. Some of you think that he represents Kat. He does not want to hear that many of us think Kat is guilty. I know people are supposed to be innocent unless proven guilty. Even though I think it is likely that Kat is guilty, I probably better not raise my hand. Is there anyone here who is not having those kind of thoughts?

It’s OK to tell me if you think Kat is guilty. It’s normal. When we see a girl led away in handcuffs on the news, our first thought is not “I bet that girl is innocent.”

The only wrong answer you can give is an answer that is not true. Even white lies are not allowed in court. Now something you say may mean that you are not the right person to be on this jury. That does not mean you gave a bad answer. It probably means you gave a good, truthful answer.

When you hear about some celebrity being arrested for drunk driving, is there anyone here whose first thought is, “I bet that person is innocent.”

So…how many of you think Kat is probably guilty?

How many of you think Kat should get a fair trial?

You see the problem? Just because a police officer has arrested Kat, we think she is guilty. How can Kat get a fair trial if the jury starts out thinking she is guilty?

In America, our founding fathers were pretty smart people. Here is the answer they came up with to fix this problem.

  • Juries must start out biased in favor of the accused citizen. they have to treat the citizen accused as innocent unless she is proven guilty.
  • Juries cannot assume guilt in any way. The government has the burden to prove its case.
  • The proof must be so strong that a reasonable person cannot doubt it.
  • The citizen accused does not have to testify.

Some of you may think this sounds too technical. You may think, I am just going to use my common sense rather than follow these legal technicalities. Think about what that means. Common sense tells us that Kat is guilty from the start. Think of the celebrity being taken off in handcuffs. If you just go with common sense and do not require proof you are really saying that I am going to assume Kat is guilty rather than follow the law. We all agreed that this is not fair.

Presumption of Innocence

Earlier you told the District Attorney that you would be fair to both sides. Did you mean that you would treat both sides equal and not prefer one side to the other?

When we someone on the news being led away in handcuffs, or hear of the celebrity arrested for drunk driving, we don’t think: There goes an  innocent person. Common sense tells us that person is probably guilty. We think that most people arrested for drunk driving are probably guilty. Does anyone disagree?

Matching Kat against the State of Georgia is not a fair fight from the start.

  • The government can afford to pay lawyers to fight as long as it takes. They can make sure their lawyers are well trained for prosecuting DUI’s.
  • If they need an investigator to help prepare the DUI case or testify, they can afford it.
  • If they need to talk to a DUI expert, they have the money.
  • They can afford DUI tests and machines that Kat doesn’t have access to.
  • They can double-team Kat with DUI police officers if they want to. They can put two police officers on the case so that it is two against one for prosecution testimony versus the defense.
  • They can double team the lawyer with lawyers if they want.
  • They can afford to go to the legislature to lobby and have the DUI laws changed in their favor.

Who is stronger here? Kat? Or Georgia? Is it even a close contest? Does anyone think it is a fair fight?

From the minute someone is charged with DUI, common sense tells us that the person has a motive to lie. If the person says something that makes them sound not guilty, we are suspicious that she is making it up to get off. Does anybody disagree?

So we all agree that someone who has been charged with DUI has a motive to lie. On the other hand, the DUI police officer that arrested her normally does not have a motive to lie. Anybody disagree?

So, if Kat denies her guilt or tries to explain, we are going to be suspicious of her but not of the DUI cop who testifies against her. Anyone disagree?

So we start out thinking Kat is guilty and we do not believe her when she says she is not. How can anyone get a fair trial when we start out like that? Do you have any ideas?

Now in our everyday lives we think that if we were accused of something we did not do, we would just explain and people would believe us because we are honest people. Right?

What if you had to explain this to strangers in Savannah who do not know you and do not know you are honest?

Do you think the strangers would be suspicious of you because you would have a motive to lie?

Even if you brought in your friends to tell the jury that you are an honest person, they will be suspicious of your friends because they will think that they may be shading their testimony to help a friend. Even if you are honest, do you think a group of strangers will believe it?

So the government double-teams you with police. They double-team you with lawyers. They place you in a position where people are suspicious of anything you say or do and anything your friends say or do. They shove you in a position where most people think you are guilty from the beginning. They have almost unlimited funds and resources to prosecute you, but you have limited funds. Then you are expected to show you are innocent. Even Jesus did not do well when he was put on trial. My client is not rich. She is not Jesus. What hope is there for Kat to get a fair trial? Do any of you see a way?

Now, Kat does the best she can. But she is not in the same league as the State of Georgia. Matching her against the State of Georgia is truly David vs. Goliath. But, without the slingshot. It is a heavyweight in a boxing match against a twelve year old. That is not a fair fight. The government starts off with overwhelming advantages. Treating both sides the same is no more fair than treating the heavyweight and the twelve year old the same. Do you disagree?

If you go back and just ask yourselves which side is correct, that is not a fair question. The deck is stacked against Kat from the start. To get your vote, you are asking the twelve year old to beat the heavyweight. So what are you going to do?

Smarter people than I realized that treating the State of Georgia the same as Kat did not equal a fair fight. Experience has taught us over the years that if you do not build some protections into the system, you are going to end up convicting innocent people. To protect against this, some safeguards have been built into the law.

The government has given David a slingshot. It still may not be a fair fight, but it is better than before.

You Know the law’s fix. Kat is innocent unless proven guilty. It’s only fair to make it harder for the District Attorney to prove its case. Treating both sides equally in a mismatched contest isn’t fair. The law says you must start out biased in favor of Kat and you cannot change unless you are given the strongest proof known to the law.

Will you take back your answer to the District Attorney?

Will you tell him that you will not treat both sides equally? Will you tell him that you will start out on Kat’s side and that you will not change your mind UNLESS you are given the strongest proof known to the law?

The presumption of innocence is needed if there is to be a fair trial.

 

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Jason Cerbone · July 12, 2012 ·

Secretariat won beyond a reasonable doubt - Cerbone DUI Defense in Savannah Georgia

Secretariat won beyond a reasonable doubt.

In America, before the government can ruin your life, they have the burden of proof.  A girl’s life is on the line in Savannah, Georgia.  The State of Georgia must rule out all reasonable doubts that she is guilty of DUI. You all have heard this before.  The government must disprove all reasonable doubts.

Wouldn’t you agree that a reasonable doubt exists if the DUI breath test is broken? So then, the Chatham County District Attorney must disprove this doubt and prove that their breath test machine was functioning properly.

Isn’t there a reasonable doubt if the District Attorney doesn’t prove to you that Rachael is a good candidate for the DUI field sobriety tests?

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is the highest level of certainty in the American Justice system.  Has the District Attorney presented proof beyond a reasonable doubt that rules out everything but alcohol as a cause of Rachael’s failure to maintain lane and speeding?

Presumption of Innocence

Rachael is a citizen accused in Savannah, Georgia.  She is fully cloaked with the presumption of innocence. The law says you have to start out biased in favor of the accused. You must start out on Rachael’s side and you cannot change unless you are given the strongest proof known to the law. Rachael starts presumed to win, and she can only lose if the State of Georgia completely disproves all other explanations, using science, no matter what Rachael does.

Imagine this is a football game.  The prosecution in a DUI trial (dressed in orange and blue) starts on its own goal line.  Unless the District Attorney moves the ball all the way up the field, proving each and every thing beyond a reasonable doubt, you must find her not guilty.  You must root for Rachael (dressed in red and black) to be found not guilty.

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt puts the prosecution on the goal line, but the presumption of innocence puts twice the normal number of  red and black defenders on the field.  The Constitution of the United States of America gives every accused these defenders to battle against the State.  Rachael, simply by being accused is given these defenders without her ever having to say a word, present a witness, or doing anything.  These defenders are you.

Levels of Proof

We start with a hunch. It is a guess. In DUI trials a hunch is good for nothing. It can be used for nothing.

Reasonable Suspicion

Would you agree to vote guilty if at the close of the prosecution’s case you were reasonably sure that Rachael was guilty of DUI?

Reasonable suspicion is the amount of evidence a cop needs merely to stop you.

It is reasonable and trustworthy information that a person committed a crime.

For example, a sergeant of over 25 years experience in the same neighborhood sees some people who do not belong there. They are black. But, this isn’t important; they could be white in a black area, or Chinese in a Mexican part of town, whatever. So, the cop watches them. He notices two of them walk up and down the same block and look into the store window. Are they looking for a friend? Waiting on a shopping spouse? He doesn’t know. Instead, he walks up to them and demands they stop.

That’s it. Reasonable suspicion is not even close to the ultimate standard of beyond a reasonable doubt that the prosecutor must produce.

Probable Cause

Would you agree to vote guilty if at the close of the prosecution’s case you were convinced that Rachael probably is guilty of DUI?

This is the amount of evidence a cop needs to arrest you, or to strip-search your wife.

It means that it is more likely than not that a crime has been or is being committed. Not a suspicion, nor a hunch, or even reasonable cause. We need more. We need to know something is up. This is all the cop had the night he arrested Rachael. The law allows him to arrest you if the cop has probable cause. No where near the amount of proof you need today to find Rachael guilty of DUI.

Preponderance

Would you agree to vote guilty if at the close of the prosecution’s case you were convinced it was more likely than not that Rachael is DUI?

Commonly referred to as the tipping of the scales, this is the burden used for someone to take your money in civil law suits.

If you are not prepared to bankrupt your own mother over the facts in this case, then you are not even close to a finding of guilt.

Clear and Convincing

Would you agree to vote guilty if at the close of the prosecution’s case you had clear and convincing evidence that Rachael was a drunk driver?

The government needs this much evidence to take away children from parents or to allow children to decide their parents’ fate late in life.

This level does not have a number attached to it, but it lies between preponderance and beyond a reasonable doubt. No doubt is 100%. Preponderance of evidence is 51%. Reasonable doubt and clear and convincing must fit between these two levels.

Would you want a judge to take your child away from you if he was 75% convinced you were unfit? Would you want your family to be able to commit you to a mental hospital if they convinced a judge 80% of the way? No. You would want the person deciding your fate to be surer than that. You would want them to be clear and convinced, not “pretty sure,” or “reasonably certain.”

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Would you agree to vote guilty if at the close of the prosecution’s case you only had a slight doubt that Rachael was guilty of DUI?

If there is any doubt in a criminal case, the verdict is not guilty.

This decision is one you must live with for the rest of your lives. When you put your head on your pillow tonight, you should be able to relax and think back to this moment and smile, because you know you did the right thing.

You’ll never have a peaceful nights rest again if on the evidence presented by the District Attorney you find Rachael guilty of DUI.

Look at the picture of Secretariat again and ask yourself: “Has the government won their case beyond a reasonable doubt?”

The idea  for this blog post came from the best DUI lawyers in the world.  They are part of an organization called the National College for DUI Defense.  Bruce Kapsack, the DUI Lawyer from California and his book Innovative DUI Trial Tools gave me some awesome inspiration for this post. Justin McShane is the DUI lawyer and Scientific guru from Pennsylvania who shared with me the idea to use the photograph of Secretariat.  When he told me about that…well it brought it home for me.  For some more reading about this see Lawrence Taylor’s DUI blog posts: Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, and Breathalyzers: Accurate Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?

 

 

DUI breath test triggers false number

Jason Cerbone · May 16, 2012 ·

Two more minutes. If the Georgia police officer had waited two more minutes we would not be here. That is because a good breath test requires a full twenty minute waiting period. These are not my rules, They are the government’s rules on how to provide a breath test that you may rely on. It is you who must be outraged at this behavior. It is not fair for the government to take short cuts with one law to enforce another. Because, when you take a short cut, you may not be getting correct samples. And, in this case, bad results will result in a terrible outcome.

Robert Smith is falsely charged with DUI in Savannah, Georgia. Robert is a hard-working man. He’s got a family, friends, and a busy life. But, when the officer saw him he expected to see a drunk and so he did. The prosecutor sees a defendant. But, Robert and I want you to see him. He’s a citizen accused, not a statistic. And when you do, you will see an innocent man.

I am preparing Robert’s case for a DUI jury trial in Savannah, Georgia. Here are some of the things that are wrong with the Georgia DUI Breath machines.

The Georgia DUI breath test apparatus (Intoxilyzer 5000) can give a high reading because of many things.

The Georgia DUI breath test apparatus (Intoxilyzer 5000) can give a high reading because of many things. It will detect things other than alcohol. And these substances will be registered as if they were alcohol — even if there is no alcohol. Interferrents are anything not alcohol that can cause a reading on the machine. There are a lot. Is the cop’s blackberry going off when you blow? Are you receiving a text message while you blow? Peppermints, pizza, bread, and Sprite are a few of the many things that will trigger the apparatus as if they were alcohol. See Why Breathalyzers Don’t Measure Alcohol. See Driving Under the Influence of….Bread? 

Regulations require the police officer to follow protocol. Did he?

Because you are innocent, the prosecution must prove that at your test this equipment was in working order, properly maintained, and test administered correct according to protocol.

Residual mouth alcohol detector can be tricked.

Studies have shown that the average person may have over 100 different chemical compounds on his breath at any given time. Scientists have found that 70 to 80% of all compounds on the human breath contain the methyl group. The methyl group is common. Quite common. It is a part of things like propane, butane, isoprophyl alcohol, methane, ethane, ethly chloride, acetic acid, butadiene, dimethylether, dimethylamine, dimethylhydrazine — to name but a very few of the many. And ethyl alcohol as well — the compound found in liquor.

The apparatus detects alcohol by shooting infared light through the breath sample. And the more alcohol in the sample, the more infared light or energy is absorbed, resulting in higher readings. It is the ethyl group inside of the ethyl alcohol compound that absorbs the energy — not the ethyl alcohol compound itself. So if there are any of these commonly encountered compounds that contain methyl groups the Intoxilyzer will read them as ethyl alcohol. If there are 10 or 15 such compounds in the sample, the apparatus will add them all up and then show them as ethyl alcohol. This apparatus detects any compound containing the methyl group as if it was ethyl alcohol — even if it is not.

Acetone will trigger a high false reading

Acetone is a compound containing the methyl group. The apparatus will read this acetone and register it as ethyl alcohol. Acetone is commonly found on the breath. Diabetics usually have acetone on their breath. Anyone who is on a diet may have acetone on his or her breath. Even ordinary people under ordinary circumstances can have acetone on their breath.

An expert on blood-alcohol analysis will tell you that if you had 525 micrograms per liter of acetone in your breath, this would affect the reading on the Intoxilyzer. It would raise it by .03%, so that a true .08 would read .11.

Win Your DUI Breath Test

Jason Cerbone · April 6, 2012 ·

I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever confronted man — public opinion.  But, I went in, to do what I could for sanity and humanity against the wave of hatred and malice that, as ever, was masquerading under its usual nom de plume: Justice.  Clarence Darrow

I’ve been working hard in Savannah, Georgia.  Last week I was in New Orleans, Louisiana for the top level DUI seminar: Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI Cases.  I learned very much.  I learned from the best DUI attorneys in the field.  I do this, all to give you the best fighting chance.  My favorite thing came from Mimi Coffey, the Texas DUI Defense lawyer.  She moves me — majorly.  Her website says:  “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”  – Mark Twain.   This post and the ideas for it came from me watching and listening to Miss Coffey’s presentation, “How to Win a Breath Test.”  Check out Mimi Coffey’s Personal Blog on Politics, Society, and Social Injustice.

A breath test can ruin the best of cases. Breath test cases are hard. The odds are against you. The State’s breath device expert is coming to your DUI trial in Chatham County to tell the jury that the breath slip is right. Cold day in hell before the State’s chemist testifies you are not guilty. For most folks, a breath test slip is enough.

Two things to win

To win your DUI case in Savannah, Georgia, you need two things: the jury must WANT to let you go, and they need a REASON that they should let you go. To make the jury want to let you go, they must like you.  Sticking with Clarence Darrow again, “The main work of a trial attorney is to make a jury like his client.”  We’ll need your family and your friends to come to your trial and be there for you. Because if no one else cares about you, then why should the jury?

Spin the little alcohol dial and let the truth prevail

Spin the little alcohol dial and see how much alcohol it would take for you to blow .08. Also see what it would take for you to blow the number that’s on your test slip.  Bring in your fact witnesses where the two don’t add up: what you drank that night and what the breath test says you drank.  Let the truth prevail.  If the Savannah jury wants to convict you despite knowing the truth, let it weigh on their shoulders and not my lack of trying.

About the 19th Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases

There were lectures on DUI forensic science, DUI trial techniques, breakout sessions on training on the major breath test machines, and a mock trial with an audio and video feed of jury deliberations shown to us inside the main seminar ball room. It was wonderful. William C. “Bubba” Head, Lawrence Taylor, Don Nichols, and the late Joyce Reese started the seminar. Their mission was to educate DUI Defense lawyers on forensic science, including the many flaws in breath and chemical testing, and alcohol measurement devices.  After 11 years, Head handed over the seminar to the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD).  Texas lawyer and NCDD regent “Troy McKinney is the General who made it so successful,” says Gary Trichter, his Texas colleague and NCDD Fellow. Gary Trichter says the seminar is “the key to the bank and attorneys should embrace the science involved in DUI defense and not fear it.”

Tips to Avoid DUI on Saint Patrick’s Day

Jason Cerbone · March 17, 2012 ·

  1. 18 Tips to Avoid DUI in Savannah, Georgia on Saint Patrick's Day - Cerbone DUI DefenseDon’t drink and drive if you are impaired.  Don’t drive anything, even golf carts.
  2. NEVER admit that you drank any alcohol.
  3. Never perform field sobriety tests.
  4. Never blow into a portable breath test device.
  5. Be quiet.  Don’t blurt out anything to the cop to try and explain yourself because it will be used against you in court.
  6. Have your license and other documents in hand and offer these to the cop.
  7. Never sit behind the wheel if you are drunk.  Don’t even sit in the front seat of a car if you are intoxicated.
  8. Blend in with traffic because this makes it harder for the police to detect you than if you are the lone driver.
  9. Don’t be a good Samaritan on the way home because random acts of kindness bring the police around a lot.
  10. Stay in your car unless told to get out by the cop.
  11. Sleep in the back seat if you must.  Turn off the ignition and put the keys in your pocket.  Make sure the car is off the highway.
  12. Breath tests can be wrong when you have recently been around volatile fumes, like lacquer, paint, gasoline, or dry cleaning fluids. Always get a second independent test.
  13. Use the driver’s rights cards because it speaks for you to the Savannah Police.
  14. Eat well.
  15. Don’t argue with the officer. Give him your documents and say nothing except to respond to his questions.
  16. If you are in an accident, after having drank, don’t talk to anyone at the scene about anything. Never take any field sobriety tests. If anyone was hurt or killed, refuse all tests.
  17. Try to record the conversations between you and the cops because the officer’s missing or defective warnings can cause test results to be excluded from evidence.
  18. Find a skilled DUI attorney who knows the ropes. You want a DUI trial specialist because he can beat the DUI or he can probably work you a better plea deal.

 

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