However, over Memorial Day Weekend in Scottsdale and the Phoenix area in general, the DUI roadblocks were extremely effective in bringing in a high volume of DUI arrests. The best piece of advice I can give as an Arizona DUI lawyer, especially this weekend, is have a designated driver or take a cab, stay safe and avoid facing the very strict potential penalties that an Arizona DUI carries, and avoid having to hire a attorney like me.  Have a good weekend, and a safe one.

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The problem with this type of testimony is that alcohol is essentially odorless, and every officer who wanted to maintain any credibility on the witness stand would have to admit under cross examination that they can not not tell time of drinks, type of drinks, amount of drinks, strength of drinks or impairment from odor.

So the new trend, and maybe they are teaching this in continuing police officer education or something, is to say something like… "my job is not to decide subjectively how strong an odor is. Yes, it was there. But I would not want to give the impression that I can divine impairment or BAC from the smell. It is only my job to decide whether I think the person is impaired to the slightest degree (as is the law in Phoenix and throughout Arizona), and if they are, to arrest them for DUI and let the breath or blood test sort it out.

As a DUI defense attorney, I have a couple of problems with this answer. 1) It shows the cop is more honest, and the worse thing for my clients' cases are honest cops (I can almost always poke holes in the liars' stories). 2) It puts more emphasis on the chemical test, which, if damaging, is not what I want the judge or jury to focus on.

I'm all for officers being honest and straightforward. Heck, I usually make friens with them during cases. But they are being honest at the expense of DUI defendants throughout Arizona.

Now, if this trend of refreshingly honest officers continues, then all the state of Arizona would have to do is pass some DUI laws that make sense, AND start using chemical testing methods that are accurate and don't produce fales highs for alcohol levels, and I would have to find work elsewhere because a Arizona DUI case would be indefensible.

For now, however, I forsee a long future before the above happens, and therefore a fruitful present for me challenging what tries to pass for science in courtrooms in the Phoenix area.

This new law is a major defeat for reason, and a major victory for the ignition interlock device companies. For them business will be good.

If you are not represented and are looking for an Arizona DUI lawyer, then please feel free to give us a call.

Quoted from http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/justiceCourts/locations/justiceloc.asp:

Justice Court Locations

Agua Fria (Tolleson) 9550 W. Van Buren, #6 Tolleson, AZ 85353 623-936-1449 Fax: 623-936-4859	Arcadia Biltmore (East Phoenix #2) 620 West Jackson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-372-6300 Fax: 602-372-6412	Downtown (East Phoenix #1) 620 West Jackson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-372-6300 Fax: 602-372-6406
Dreamy Draw (Northeast Phoenix) 18380 N. 40th Street Phoenix, AZ 85032 602-372-7000 Fax: 602-372-7910	East Mesa 4811 E. Julep, Suite 128 Mesa, AZ 85205 480-985-0188 Fax: 480-396-6327	Encanto (Central Phoenix) 620 West Jackson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-372-6300 Fax: 602-372-6414
Estrella Mountain (Buckeye Precinct) 100 N. Apache Rd., Suite C Buckeye, AZ 85326 623-386-4822 Fax: 623-386-5796	Hassayampa (Wickenburg) 14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane Surprise, AZ 85374 602-372-2000 Fax: 602-372-2620	Ironwood (Gila Bend) 209 E. Pima Street Gila Bend, AZ 85337 928-683-2651 Fax: 928-683-6412
Kyrene (West Tempe) 201 E. Chicago Street Suite #104 Chandler, AZ 85225 602-372-3400 Fax: 602-372-3494	Lake Pleasant (Peoria) 14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane Surprise, AZ 85374 602-372-2000 Fax: 602-372-2620	Manistee (Glendale) 14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane Surprise, AZ 85374 602-372-2000 Fax: 602-372-2620
Maryvale 4622 W. Indian School Road Suite D10 Phoenix, AZ 85031 623-245-0432 Fax: 623-245-1216	McDowell Mountain (Scottsdale) 18380 N. 40th Street Phoenix, AZ 85032 602-372-7000 Fax: 602-372-7910	Moon Valley (Northwest Phoenix) 18380 N. 40th Street Phoenix, AZ 85032 602-372-7000 Fax: 602-372-7910
North Mesa 1837 South Mesa Drive Suite B103 Mesa, AZ 85210 480-926-9731 Fax: 480-926-7763	North Valley 14264 W. Tierra Buena Lane Surprise, AZ 85374 602-372-2000 Fax: 602-372-2620	San Marcos (Chandler) 201 E. Chicago Street Suite #103 Chandler, AZ 85225 602-372-3400 Fax: 602-372-3468
San Tan (South Mesa/Gilbert) 201 E. Chicago Street Suite #102 Chandler, AZ 85225 602-372-3400 Fax: 602-372-3441	South Mountain (South Phoenix) 620 West Jackson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-372-6300 Fax: 602-372-6410	University Lakes (East Tempe) 201 E. Chicago Street Suite #101 Chandler, AZ 85225 602-372-3400 Fax: 602-372-3414

West McDowell 620 West Jackson Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 602-372-6300 Fax: 602-372-6408

West Mesa 2050 W. University Drive Mesa, AZ 85201 480-964-2958 Fax: 480-969-1098

Quoted from http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/55181.php:

DUI interlock bill casts too wide a net | www.tucsoncitizen.com ®

Last month, the Arizona House of Representatives committed the offense of "legislating under the Influence" - not under the influence of alcohol or drugs but of incomplete and erroneous information. We hastily adopted a new policy requiring first time non-extreme DUI offenders to drive with an ignition interlock (alcohol tester) on their car for a year. The research evidence did not support this change. It is a mistake we are trying to correct. We did not enact this major policy change using our usual process of committee hearings, staff reports, public input and media scrutiny. Instead, it was tacked onto another bill at the last minute. Its well-meaning sponsor said that research from New Mexico supported its effectiveness. Many of us, myself included, reluctantly accepted his research and voted for the change. Afterward, to relieve my uneasiness, I began to look into the interlock on my own. I first read a newspaper article in which the interlock's sponsor admitted, "other factors could have attributed to the decrease in DUI arrests (in New Mexico)." The evidence that it worked in New Mexico suddenly became, in the sponsor's own words, "an educated guess." I became more concerned.