Plano DWI Defense Attorney

Challenging DWI Evidence

When a person is stopped for suspected drunk driving in the Plano area, law enforcement will likely request that the driver step out of the vehicle and perform field sobriety tests. Depending on the driver's performance on these tests and other observations the officer has made in regard to the driver's behavior, the officer may make an arrest for DWI and then take the driver back to the police station, where he or she will face a breath test or blood test. The outcome of a breath or blood test and field sobriety tests along with the arresting officer's testimony are likely going to be the primary evidence upon which a Plano DWI case is based. Challenging this evidence will therefore be an important part of the defense representation that your lawyer provides.

Questioning Evidence in a Plano DWI Case

In challenging DWI evidence, your Plano DWI defense attorney may look at procedural or rights violations committed by law enforcement personnel. A procedural violation may be a simple mistake or deviation from standard procedure in regard to the administration or grading of a test. For example, a breath test device that is not properly calibrated may give inaccurate results. The same may apply if proper procedure is not followed as a law enforcement officer is instructing a driver to take a field sobriety test. Your lawyer may be able to bring these issues to light in order to challenge this evidence. A violation of your constitutional rights may also offer your attorney grounds to challenge evidence that was gathered against you. The arresting officer may have lacked probable cause to arrest you for DWI or to pull you over in the first place. The officer may have forgotten to read you your Miranda rights.

Let us challenge the evidence in your case to help you seek a positive result. Contact a Plano DWI Lawyer at the Zendeh Del Law Firm today.