How Do You Fight Field Sobriety Test Results in a New York DWI Case? - Randall F. Inniss
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From The Inniss Firm, PLLC - How Do You Fight Field Sobriety Test Results in a New York DWI Case? examines why roadside test results in a Middletown DWI arrest are not always reliable and how officers must administer and score Standardized Field Sobriety Tests according to NHTSA's standardized procedures. Unclear instructions, a sloped roadside, or an untreated injury can all produce physical clues that get misread as impairment, and this discussion breaks down what the NHTSA validation research actually shows about accuracy at the 0.08% BAC threshold used in a New York DWI case.
The conversation walks through the three tests that make up the standardized battery, Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Walk-and-Turn, and One-Leg Stand, and explains the maximum clues and decision points tied to each. It also covers who may be excluded from reliable results, including drivers over roughly 65, those 50 or more pounds overweight, people with back, leg, hip, knee, or ankle injuries, and people with inner ear conditions. Administration and scoring errors, environmental conditions like a crowned or sloped shoulder, and whether an officer's certification is current are all discussed as ways that field sobriety test results can be challenged in a New York DWI case.
Randall F. Inniss of The Inniss Firm, PLLC brings a unique perspective as a former New York State Trooper and an NHTSA instructor in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests who trains other attorneys on how these tests are supposed to be administered. The discussion also touches on New York's Implied Consent Law under Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1194, the difference between refusing chemical testing and declining roadside field sobriety tests, and how video evidence from body cameras and dash cameras can help or hurt a DWI defense.
Listeners will also hear about documenting medical conditions for a defense, preserving video evidence before it is overwritten, and when expert testimony may be needed to challenge SFST results. Call The Inniss Firm, PLLC at (845) 470-4236 to schedule a confidential consultation and learn how field sobriety test issues may apply to a New York DWI case.
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