In our last post, we began discussing the issue of field sobriety testing. As we noted, the Standard Field Sobriety Test consists of several discrete tests. It is important for readers to understand that they do not have to submit to field sobriety testing, and it...
In our last post, we raised the question of the evidentiary value of field sobriety testing. This is an important issue for a couple of reasons. Firstly, field sobriety testing is typically used by police officers as a means of gathering enough evidence to support...
In our last post, we began speaking on the issue of what exactly it takes to be convicted of drunk-driving charges in Colorado. As we noted last time, it is not the case that prosecutors always need to have evidence that the defendant was at or above the legal limit...
All of our readers have heard the term “legal limit” in connection with drunk-driving charges, and know that it refers to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent. Many states besides Colorado have the same legal limit for drunk-driving, so this is...
In our last post, we briefly discussed a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to not hear an appeal out of Colorado which sought clarity on a previous Supreme Court ruling which refused to recognize an automatic exception to the general warrant requirement where...
