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California Drunk Driving Defense, 3rd ed. (2001)
By Lawrence Taylor

Contents
Preface Comment Acknowledgements About the Author

	Part One - Crime and Punishment
	Chapter 1 - The Offense
	I. Generally
§1:1	The corpus
§1:2	"Drive"
§1:3	"Vehicle"
	II. Under the Influence
	A. Under the Influence of Alcohol (Veh C § 23152 (a))
§1:4	In general
§1:5	"Under the Influence" defined
§1:6	Blood-alcohol presumptions
	B. Over .08% Blood Alcohol Content (Veh C § 23152 (b))
§1:7	In genera
§1:8	Juveniles under 21 with .05% blood-alcohol content
§1:9	Commercial driver with .04% blood-alcohol content
	C. Under the Influence of Drugs (Veh C § 23152 (a))
§1:10	In general
§1:11	Driving while addicted: Veh C § 23152 (c)
	III Felony Drunk Driving (Veh C § 23153 (a) and (b))
§1:12	In general
§1:13	Vehicular manslaughter
§1:14	Murder: Watson
§1:15	"Three strikes": Veh C § 23152 with three priors
	IV. Other Grounds of Liability
§1:16	Attempted drunk driving
§1:17	Accomplice liability
	V. Defenses
§1:18	In general
§1:19	Double jeopardy
§1:20	Mistake of fact
§1:21	Necessity and duress
§1:22	Entrapment
§1:23	Insanity
	Chapter 2 - The Sentence
	I. The Misdemeanor (Veh C § 23152)
§2:1	In general
§2:2	License suspension/restriction
§2:3	DUI school
§2:4	Ignition interlocks
§2:5	Impound and sale of vehicle
	II. The Felony (Veh C § 23153)
§2:6	In general
§2:7	"Three strikes"
§2:8	Manslaughter and murder
	III. Sentence Enhancements
§2:9	In general
§2:10	Prior convictions (Veh C § 23152)
§2:11	Prior convictions (Veh C § 23153)
§2:12	Refusal
§2:13	Reckless speeding
§2:14	Child endangerment
§2:15	Over .20% blood-alcohol content
§2:16	Multiple victims
	IV. Sentencing Issues
§2:17	In general
§2:18	Multiple punishment
§2:19	Defendant's perjury at trial
§2:20	Work furlough
§2:21	Community service and work release
§2:22	Residential alcohol treatment
§2:23	Electronic home detection
	V. Probation Violatoin
§2:24	In general

	Part Two - License Suspensions and the DMV
	Chapter 3 - Administrative Suspension
§3:1	In general
§3:2	Drivers under 21: "zero tolerance"
	II. Refusal To submit to chemical Test
§3:3	In general
§3:4	What constitutes a refusal
	III. Double Jeopardy and Collateral Estoppel
§3:5	In general

	Chapter 4 - The DMV Hearing
	I. Pretrial Procedures
§4:1	In general
§4:2	Discovery and the subpoena
	II. Hearing Procedures
§4:3	In general
§4:4	Rules of evidence
	III. Administrative and Judicial Review
§4:5	In general

	Part Three - Pretrial
	Chapter 5 - Interview and Arraignment
	I. Generally
§5:1	The midnight phone call
	II. The Client Interview
§5:2	In general
§5:3	Educating the client
§5:4	The retainer agreement
	III. The Arraignment
§5:5	general
§5:6	Plea of "once in jeopardy" (DMV suspension)
	IV. Evaluating and Plea Bargaining the Case
§5:7	In general; evaluating the case
§5:8	Plea bargaining
	Chapter 6 - Discovery
	I. Generally
§6:1	In general
§6:2	Police evidence
	II. Blood-Alcohol Evidence
§6:3	In general
§6:4	Obtaining blood or urine sample
§6:5	Obtaining court-ordered analysis and expert testimony
§6:6	Sample discovery motion
	III. Using the DMV Hearing
§6:7	For deposing the officer
	Chapter 7 - Prior Convictions
	I. Generally
§7:1	In general
	II. Procedure
	A. Factual Requirements
§7:2	In general
§7:3	Bifurcation of trial
	B. Legal Requirements
§7:4	In general; moving to strike the prior
§7:5	Constitutional grounds
§7:6	Procedural requirements
§7:7	The record
	III. Issues as to Specific Priors
§7:8	Uncharged priors
§7:9	The uncounselled prior
§7:10	The juvenile prior
§7:11	Foreign priors
§7:12	Incompetence of prior counsel
§7:13	Sample motion to strike prior conviction
	Chapter 8 - Suppression of Evidence
	I. Generally
§8:1	In general
	II. Stop, Detention and Arrest
§8:2	In generally; probable cause
§8:3	Sobriety checkpoints
§8:4	Authority to arrest: driving in officer's presence
	III. Incriminating Statements
§8:5	In general; Miranda-Berkemer
§8:6	The corpus rule
§8:7	Refusal to take chemical test
	IV. Field Sobriety Tests
§8:8	In general; Kelley-Frye
§8:9	Mental acuity tests: Muniz
§8:10	Nystagmus
§8:11	Pupil reaction
§8:12	Preliminary breath tests (PBT)
§8:13	Police obstruction of witnesses
§8:14	Tapes, film and photographs
	V. Blood-Alcohol Evidence
§8:15	In general
§8:16	Defective implied consent and advisement
§8:17	Denial of access to counsel
§8:18	Forceful seizure: Schmerber
§8:19	Denial of independent sample
§8:20	Chain of custody
§8:21	Lack of foundation: Title 17
§8:22	Failure to provide discovery

	Part Four - Trial
	Chapter 9 - Jury Selection and Opening Statement
	I. Jury Selectoin
	§9:1 In general
§9:2	Illustrative jury voir dire
§9:3	Sample proposed questions
§9:4	Discovery of prosecution records on jurors
	II. Opening Statement
§9:5	In general; illustration
	Chapter 10 - Field Evidence: The Arresting Officer
	I. Generally
	A. Generally
§10:1	In general; field evidence and the arresting officer
§10:2	The officer as intoxication expert
§10:3	Preparation
§10:4	Strategy
	B. Officer's Background and Experience
§10:5	General techniques
§10:6	Officer's training and experience
	II. Driving Symptoms
§10:7	In general
§10:8	The NHTSA studies
	III. Physical Symptoms
§10:9	In general
§10:10	Appearance and conduct
§10:11	Odor of alcohol on breath
§10:12	Flushed face
§10:13	Bloodshot eyes
§10:14	Slurred speech
§10:15	The effects of hypoglycemia
	IV. Field Sobriety Tests
	A. Generally
§10:16	In general
§10:17	Performance tests
§10:18	Objective scoring
§10:19	Kelley-Frye and standardized field sobriety tests
§10:20	The NHTSA tests
	B. Eye Impairment Tests
§10:21	In general; pupil reaction
§10:22	Horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN)
§10:23	Illustrative cross-examination on nystagmus
	V. Preliminary Breath Tests
§10:24	In general
	VI. Special Cross-Examination Techniques
§10:25	In general
§10:26	The infallible cop
§10:27	Selective recall
§10:28	The wedge
§10:29	The magic memory
§10:30	Carbon-copy symptoms
§10:31	The disappearing sway
§10:32	The negative pregnant
§10:33	Reverse impairment
§10:34	The rigged scoreboard
§10:35	The bomb
§10:36	Field evidence and the arresting officer
	VII. Defense Police Expert
§10:37	In general
	Chapter 11 - Chemical Evidence: The Forensic Chemist
	I. Generally; Blood-Alcohol Analysis
§11:1	In general
§11:2	Blood-alcohol absorption
§11:3	The fallacy of the average person
§11:4	Individual tolerance
§11:5	Women and alcohol
§11:6	The rising blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) curve
§11:7	Retrograde extrapolation
§11:8	Food, cigarettes and alcohol metabolism
§11:9	The zinc factor
§11:10	Internally produced alcohol
§11:11	Radio frequency interference (RFI)
§11:12	Inherent error
	II. Breath Analysis
	A. Generally
§11:13	In general
§11:14	The blood-breath partition ratio
§11:15	Nonspecific analysis
§11:16	Testing during the absorptive state
§11:17	Mouth alcohol
§11:18	Hematocrit
§11:19	Body temperature
§11:20	Breathing pattern
§11:21	Stress
§11:22	Simulator calibration
§11:23	Ambient air
	B. Breath Analysis Machines
§11:24	In general
§11:25	The Intoxilyzer 5000
§11:26	The Intoximeter 3000
	III. Blood Analysis
§11:27	In general
§11:28	Sterilization
§11:29	Fermentation
§11:30	Whole blood vs. serum/plasma
§11:31	Arterial vs. venous blood
	IV. Urinalysis
§11:32	In general
§11:33	The urine:blood ratio
§11:34	The incomplete void
§11:35	Candida albicans
	V. Cross-Examination Techniques
	A. Generally
§11:36	In general
§11:37	The smart machine
§11:38	The spiked aspirin
§11:39	Close enough for government work
§11:40	How infrared works — and why it doesn't
§11:41	The defective warranty
§11:42	RFI magic
§11:43	A ton of beer
§11:44	The invisible breath sample
§11:45	Wonder blood
§11:46	Purple urine
	B. Illustrative Cross-Examination of Expert
§11:47	In general
§11:48	Transcript of cross-examination of an expert
§11:49	Illustrative cross-examination of Intoxilyzer operator
	VI. The Defense Blood-Alcohol Expert
§11:50	In general
§11:51	Preparing the defense expert for cross-examination
§11:52	Illustrative direct examination of defense expert
	Chapter 12 - The Lay Witness; Defendant Witness
	I. Generally; Percipient Witness
§12:1	In general
§12:2	Lay opinion of intoxication
§12:3	Illustrative cross-examination of percipient witness
	II. Sobriety Witness
§12:4	In general
§12:5	Preparing the sobriety witness for cross-examination
§12:6	Illustrative direct examination of sobriety witness
	III. Defendant
§12:7	In general; should the defendant testify?
§12:8	Preparing the defendant
§12:9	Illustrative direct examination of defendant
	Chapter 13 - Jury Instructions and Argument
§13:1	Jury instructions
§13:2	CALJIC instructions
§13:3	Closing argument

	Bibliography
	Table of Statutes
	Table of Cases
	Index
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