Proof Beyond All Reasonable Doubt And Other Closing Arguments (by DaytonDUI)
Imagine that you woke up with a sore throat. It persists throughout the day and into the next. As the week drags on you feel worse and worse and your wife demands that you go to the doctor. You hate...
View ArticleStandardized Field Sobriety Tests: Is Smell Enough?
Some Ohio courts have upheld determinations that the mere presence of a moderate to strong odor of alcohol, coupled with a proper initial stop, is sufficient to justify the administration of field...
View ArticleDrunk Driving Defense: Sleep Deprivation
Drunk Driving Defense or Sleep Deprivation? Imagine that you come across a person who acts confused, their appearance is disheveled, their eyes are bloodshot and they have an odor of alcohol on their...
View ArticleAlcohol On Your Breath? So What!
Have we reached a point where the mere presence of alcohol on the breath is enough to place a person under arrest? We ask this question because the "odor of an alcoholic beverage" is the first and...
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