South Carolina Attorney Can Suppress Evidence
Scientific evidence is often used as proof of impairment. Unfortunately, when scientific analysis is not properly employed, if a law enforcement officer is untrained, or if testing returns a faulty result, defendants can be unfairly prosecuted. When you are charged with a DUI-related crime, you want an attorney with extensive experience to challenge the scientific evidence waged against you in court.
Carroll Law Firm offers the leading advocacy and representation of Drew Carroll, a DUI defense lawyer with over 13 years of experience in challenging scientific evidence in DUI cases. Mr. Carroll has had extensive training on DUI evidence collection. In fact, it is the same training that police officers undergo.
In addition to hundreds of hours of education and training on defending DUI cases, Mr. Carroll has completed the breath-test courses on the operation of the DataMaster DMT and the BAC DataMaster offered by National Patent Analytical Systems, the manufacturer of the DataMaster breath testing device. He has also completed the NHTSA practitioner's course on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing as well as the Drug Evaluation and Classification Program use to train officers to make DUI Drug arrests.
This extensive training helps him know when evidence has been collected improperly. He then fights hard to make sure that it is never used against you in court. This is true for many different types of drunk driving evidence and testing:
North Charleston Attorney Explains Evidence in DUI Cases
In order to sustain a DUI conviction, law enforcement must prove probable cause for a stop as well as prove that you were materially and appreciably impaired or driving while under the influence. Usually, field sobriety tests are used to prove impairment at the time of driving, and scientific evidence is used to prove the level of intoxication. Many defendants do not realize that all of this evidence should be reviewed for validity and admissibility.
Grounds to challenge evidence include:
- An officer may have improperly administered a test
- Evidence may not have been properly documented
- Too long of a time period passed before the test was administered
- Testing Device may not be accurately calibrated or maintained
Remember that the evidence collected and presented against you is never cut and dried. You have the opportunity to challenge every type of evidence, how that evidence was collected and whether it should be admitted against you. Drew Carroll has the experience and dedication to effectively advocate for your rights and interests. He will work aggressively to stop illegal evidence from being entered into the case. Most importantly, he will seek to defeat the charges against you.
Take action now to protect your rights and defeat the charges against you. Call 843-628-2351 or contact us by e-mail for a consultation and case evaluation with a trusted and leading DUI defense lawyer serving Charleston, South Carolina.
