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San Diego-based DUI Attorneys Providing Strong Defense

If you are ever arrested for DUI in San Diego or elsewhere in Southern California, DUI defense attorneys at Steigerwalt Law Firm can utilize a number of possible defenses to fight even the most serious charges.

• Tell Your DUI Attorneys Everything
• DUI Defense Options
• Driving Defense
• Challenge to Probable Cause
• Challenge to Under the Influence
• Contact Steigerwalt Law Firm in San Diego

Tell Your DUI Attorneys Everything

In order to receive the best possible defense, the defendant must disclose every aspect of the DUI stop so that the defending attorney can find any weaknesses in the prosecutor’s case.  When you contact an attorney, try to remember all field sobriety tests performed prior to arrest, as well as the protocol followed and overall conduct of the arresting police officer(s). Having this information, in addition to police reports and any witnesses can facilitate the best possible defense by an experienced lawyer. 

DUI Defenses

The following sections discuss a few of the possible defenses that your San Diego-based DUI attorneys may present to challenge your DUI charges.

Driving Defense

One possible defense that may be used is the “Driving Defense”. This defense does not challenge the level of intoxication of the individual, but instead challenges the fact that the intoxicated individual was actually operating a motor vehicle at the time of intoxication. This defense can be effective if there were no witnesses at the scene and therefore, is the individual’s word against that of the police officer. San Diego-based DUI attorneys from Steigerwalt Law Firm may choose to use this defense in cases involving a defendant in a parked car who was approached by police officers.

Challenge to Probable Cause

San Diego DUI attorneys can also use a “challenge to probable cause,” arguing that the individual’s civil rights were violated by unlawful detention and arrest in the absence of probable cause. This can be an effective defense in that probable cause must be present for the initial stopping of a vehicle, the detainment of the motorist, and the eventual arrest. If illegal search or seizure is found in any stage of the arrest process, incriminating evidence collected as a result of the illegal search may be suppressed and not admissible as evidence.

Challenge to Under the Influence

“Challenge to under the influence” is another defense against DUI charges in California.  Experienced DUI attorneys can utilize this defense when there appears to have been discrepancies in any of the field sobriety tests performed. Many of these tests are quite subjective and based solely on the opinion of the arresting officer. If there appears to have been ambiguities in any of results, or if there are witnesses present to testify to the sobriety of the driver, this defense can aid in suppressing evidence, or ideally, the dismissal of charges.

These are just a few of the defenses which can be used by the San Diego-based DUI attorneys at Steigerwalt Law Firm to challenge the validity of DUI charges in order to avoid conviction or lessen any consequences.

Contact Steigerwalt Law Firm in San Diego for Expert DUI Attorneys

Steigerwalt Law Firm offers 150 years of collective experience defending the rights and freedoms. Our attorneys serve clients facing DUI charges throughout Southern California, providing them with expert representation. Contact our law offices today for a free consultation and find out how we can help with your case.

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