Premier Maryland criminal defense attorney Charles Jerome Ware is ranked and recognized by his many satisfied clients as well as his legal peers as one of Maryland's "BEST 10" DUI and DWI Defense Attorneys [AIDUIA]. Attorney Ware is also acclaimed as a "U.S. Super Lawyer," a "Maryland Top Lawyer," as well as a Recipient of the prestigious national "Charles Hamilton Houston Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy," among numerous other awards and accomplishments in the field of law. For an initial courtesy consultation, call us at (410) 730-5016 or (410) 720-6129, or email us at charlesjeromeware@msn.com.
This blog is for informational purposes only; not designed to be legal advice; and does not establish an attorney-client relationship.
A. DEFENDING WOMEN IN MARYLAND WITH DUI AND DWI CHARGES:
If you have been arrested for DUI or DWI, call us to discuss your case. Schedule a confidential and free consultation to discuss the best strategy for fighting your charges. The breath test machine can be inaccurate, especially when the person taking the test is a woman. Other special considerations are important when defending DUI cases against women.
The criminal defense lawyers at Charles Jerome Ware, LLC pay particular attention to special defenses that might be available to women charges with DUI. Call us today to discuss your case, at (410) 730-5016 or (410) 720-6129.
B. MARYLAND WOMEN AND DUI/DWI FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS:
After a woman is stopped for drunk driving, the officer may request that she exit the vehicle to perform certain roadside agility exercises, called "field sobriety tests." These tests can be especially difficult for women to complete successfully because of their legitimate concerns about safety or the difficulty dealing with the stress of the situation.
Most officers in Maryland have received some training in conducting three types of exercises:
- the HGN test (look at the tip of my pen and follow it with your eyes);
- the walk and turn test (take 9 steps down the line and nine steps back);
- the one leg stand (lift your foot off the ground and count).
Although the arresting officer may not tell you that the tests are voluntary, Maryland law makes it very clear that the exercises are completely voluntary. If you tell the officer you do not want to take the exercises, he or she is suppose to tell you that the downside is that your "refusal" can be used against you in court. This means that at trial the jury might be told that you declined the officer's invitation to take the voluntary exercises.
The "Key" is this: The officer is looking for "probable cause" to charge you.
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