If you have been issued a ticket for Driving under the influence (DUI) or Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI), you need to educate yourself on the possible ways to beat a Colorado DUI charge in court. Every case is different, and depending on the facts of your case, there may be a way to beat your case entirely.

For example, the police must have a valid reason to stop you. This could be for any sort of traffic infraction or other criminal activity. If they don’t have a valid reason for the stop, they can possibly lose all evidence obtained from this illegal stop. Police are not allowed to just stop any car driving down the road. They must have reasonable suspicion to pull you over, or to contact you in the first place.

In some instances it is possible to have a chemical test thrown out for legal reasons. Then the district attorney is left with no test results to use against you and and he will have a major evidentiary issue with his case. Breathalyzer tests have a strict set of operation rules, and the results of the test may be held to be invalid if the procedures are not followed correctly. Additionally, the Breathalyzer must be maintained and operated correctly to obtain reliable results.

The chemical test of your blood also must follow the proper procedures and protocol to be a legally valid test. If you take a blood test, you should always retest the second sample. Sometimes the retest will come back with a lower BAC result that may improve your case. In some instances it may even come back under the legal limit.

Jurisdiction is the the geographic area in which a police officer or police force is allowed to conduct police activities and patrol. In every case, you should verify that the officer who contacted you had jurisdiction in the location he contacted you. If the officer was outside of his jurisidictional limits, you may be able to beat your drunk driving charges.

Even today, in our high tech world of advanced communications, there are still certain court hearings where the officer needs to be physically present in Court to give their testimony. In some situations, if the officer does not appear in court when required to do so, the D.A. won’t be able to proceed with their case against you.

Now, how do you exploit these strategies? Hire a good, local drunk driving lawyer. You are looking for someone who knows everything there is to know about these cases. You also want to hire someone who is familiar with the area and the local practices. A good local attorney knows the Judges, DA’s, and most importantly the little tricks of the trade in that specific city that will help you get the best results possible.

Do not hire someone who is making promises or guarantees, as tempting as it may be. That person is just trying to get your money by telling you what you want to hear when he or she has no way of knowing what will happen to your case without first looking at all the police reports, scouring the chemical test reports, negotiating with the prosecutor, etc.

And finally, if you can’t afford to hire a lawyer, apply for the representation of the public defender. Don’t try and represent yourself, as you will have a fool for a client.

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