Arizona DUI Defense: The Law and Practice

For even the most seasoned Arizona Attorney, defending DUI cases has always presented special challenges. Today, due to legislative developments, the introduction of blood alcohol-testing technologies, and an increasingly harsh prosecutorial climate, mounting a successful defense is more difficult than ever. That’s why Arizona attorneys will come to rely on Arizona DUI Defense: The Law and Practice.

Written by James Nesci, Board Certified by the National College for DUI Defense and Arizona DUI law expert, Arizona 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 Arizona. You may rely on James Nesci for up-to-date information on key areas including: DUI Investigations, Driving & Field Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition Evaluation and Chemical Testing, Blood Alcohol Calculations, Pre-trial Investigations and Motions, Practice, Plea Offers and Agreements, and DUI Trial Procedures.

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 CD-ROM - so you can locate, review and print them out in a matter of seconds.

Book Topics Include:

• Types of DUI
• Role of the Motor Vehicle Division
• Pre-trial investigation
• DUI investigations
• Driving behavior
• Field sobriety testing
• Drug Recognition
• Chemical testing for alcohol and drugs
• Blood alcohol calculations
• Use of expert witnesses
• DUI jury trial information
• Client relations
• Ethics and advertising
• Arizona Rules of Evidence
• Notices of proposed rulemaking

CD-ROM topics include:

• USDOT "Drugs That Impair Driving" student manual and teacher manual
• Color-coded "DUI Mandatory Sentencing Chart"
• USDOT "DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing" student manual and teacher manual
• USDOT "SFST Refresher Training Course" student manual and teacher manual
• Arizona rules
• Jury instructions
• NHTSA "The Detection of DWI Motorcyclists" brochure
• NHTSA visual detection (videos)