Virginia DUI Defense: The Law and Practice

For even the most seasoned attorney admitted to practice in the State of Virginia, defending DUI cases has always presented special challenges. Today mounting a successful defense is more difficult than ever. Now you have the advantage with Virginia DUI Defense: The Law and Practice. This text and supplementary DVD contains the most important information to help you attain a successful verdict.

Written by Robert Battle and James Nesci, both members of the National College for DUI Defense,Virginia DUI Defense: The Law and Practice ensures that you understand the chemical, biological and technological concepts and issues underlying DUI prosecution and defense in the State of Virginia. The authors provide the most up-to-date information available on key areas of DUI law in Virginia including: DUI Investigations, Driving and Field Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition, Evaluation and Chemical Testing, Blood Alcohol Calculations, Pre-trial Investigations and Motions, Practice, Plea Offers and Agreements, DWI Trial Procedures, and more.

Many practical tools and applications designed to streamline and simplify the complex DUI defense process have been developed along with this book. They are all included on a bonus DVD—so you can locate, review and print them out in a matter of seconds. The companion DVD contains NHTSA studies, articles and visual detection videos.

Book Topics Include:
Types of DUI
Role of the Motor Vehicle Division
Pre-trial investigation
DWI investigations
Driving behavior
Field sobriety testing
Drug recognition
Chemical testing for alcohol and drugs
Blood alcohol calculations
Use of expert witnesses
Pre-trial motions
Plea offers
Revised sentencing charts
DUI jury trial information
Client relations
Ethics and advertising

DVD topics include:
USDOT "Drugs That Impair Driving" student manual and teacher manual
USDOT "DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing" student manual and teacher manual
SFST validation studies
USDOT "SFST Refresher Training Course" student manual and teacher manual
MVD court abstracts
NHTSA "The Detection of DWI Motorcyclists" brochure
NHTSA "Use of Sobriety Checkpoints for DUI" article
NHTSA driving and blood alcohol concentration studies
NHTSA visual detection videos