i was arrested last new years eve for dwi. i'm pretty sure i passed brthlzr at jail but i never asked because the next day the judge dismissed the case due to contradictory info in the report: officer said i refused to takeblood test, but there was a form that i signed which gave them my consent to take said test. so case was dismissed. 3 months later the d.a. refiled charges and i just found out because a state trooper pulled me over for inspection and told me of the warrant. when i asked why charges were refiled, the d.a. said he thought there was enough evidence to pursue a conviction. he then mentioned the part where i "refused a blood test" and i told him that was why the case was dropped to begin with--because that statement was not true. the only other "evidence" he cited was "poor results on the f.s. test: shaky when on one leg (disregarding that i told the officers my knee was injured). also, the report says i admitted taking vicodin that night, which is a blatant lie
2007-10-09 07:50:56 · 4 answers · asked by twitching_green_grasshopper 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
"i'm pretty sure i passed brthlzr"
If you were sober as hell, how come you are only pretty sure?
Ya, sorry, dude........... Everyone I ever met that was arrested is always innocent and the cops are just trumping up charges on them... so they say anyway.
2007-10-13 05:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by Dog Lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the whole arrest is on shaky ground. You will need to hire a lawyer and go over every little piece of evidence they are presenting. You will probably find more stuff that is wrong when you do that and more inconsistencies. Hopefully, you can present this stuff to the judge and get the case dropped. At the very least, if you have a good lawyer, you can go to court and show the prosecution's case to be a warped mess of lies and inconsistencies. If you get a halfway decent jury then you should be able to come out clean.
2007-10-09 07:56:40 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds phony to me too. A lawyer told me once that iIf there is ever any question of you being drunk, you should INSIST that you be tested--not breath or urine but blood, the only real test. In fact any time you're in a minor accident with another driver, when the cops show up you should insist that both of you be tested! Its' just a way of protecting yourself. The 'roadside sobriety test' is very subjective and is judged by the cop himself who is prejudiced. For instance, whenever a cop appears in a drunk driving trial he will say 'He stumbled getting out of the car'. You should refuse to go along with the walk-a-straight-line bullshit and insist you go right down to the hospital and get a proper blood test.
Under the circumstances I really think a good lawyer could get you off. Sadly it will cost you.
2007-10-09 08:02:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In all honesty, it just depends on how good your lawyer is. A good lawyer can cut through a lie like a hot knife through butter.
2007-10-09 07:56:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋