How to Find a Qualified DWI Attorney

Missouri law enforcement officers are diligent about stopping possible drunk drivers. Their goal is to keep Missouri roadways safe, especially during holidays when people are more likely to drink and drive. Missouri criminal lawyers can help.

If convicted, driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenders face fines, suspended driving privileges, and higher insurance rates. If the DWI offense is a felony, a conviction can result in lifelong consequences, including extended sentences, probation, and a criminal record.

If you are stopped for DWI or charged with causing an accident while intoxicated, you have a limited time in which to request a hearing or enter a plea. If you cannot find any experienced Missouri drunk driving lawyers, you need to locate someone quickly who is both qualified and experienced in handling DWI cases.

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Drunk Driving in D.C.: Two Decades of Faulty Breath Tests

According to a MyFox DC report back in June 2010, over 300 DWI offenders in D.C. had been convicted based on faulty breathalyzers since 2008. “D.C. Attorney General [at the time] Peter Nickles…notified public defenders and the local trial lawyers association that the Intoxilyzer 5000 had been miscalibrated.”

Police officers and avid drunk drivers alike should be familiar with the Intoxilyzer 5000, the pinnacle of breath-test technology that “has changed the face of DUI law enforcement,” according to the company website.

Alan Suderman at WashingtonCityPaper.com asks, “How come podunk police departments around the country can successfully use breathalyzers and the District can’t? This is not rocket science.” It turns out Suderman is accurate in his assessment: Using the Intoxilyzer 5000 is, in fact, not rocket science. The instrument’s brochure states that it comes “factory-calibrated and does not require periodic calibration adjustments.”… Read the rest