How to Get Your DWI Dismissed in New York - Randall F. Inniss
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From The Inniss Firm, PLLC - How to Get Your DWI Dismissed in New York explores the legal and procedural issues that may lead to a Driving While Intoxicated charge being dismissed, reduced, or otherwise resolved. The episode examines unlawful traffic stops, unreliable breath-test evidence, improperly administered field sobriety tests, Miranda violations, and weaknesses in the prosecution’s ability to prove a charge under New York Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1192.
Listeners will learn how New York courts evaluate blood alcohol content evidence, including readings above the 0.08% legal limit and aggravated DWI allegations involving a BAC of 0.18% or higher. The discussion also covers breathalyzer calibration, operator permits, maintenance records, the 15-minute observation rule, rising BAC arguments, and standardized Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Walk-and-Turn, and One-Leg Stand tests developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The episode explains how CPL § 710.20 suppression motions and Mapp, Huntley, and Dunaway hearings can challenge physical evidence, statements to police, and probable cause for an arrest. It also reviews possible outcomes such as dismissal, a reduction from DWI to Driving While Ability Impaired, plea negotiations, license suspension or revocation, ignition interlock requirements, New York DMV refusal proceedings, and penalties under VTL §§ 1192 and 1193.
Attorney Randall F. Inniss, Esq., founder of The Inniss Firm, PLLC, draws on more than 22 years with the New York State Police as a Trooper, Investigator, and Senior Investigator in Binghamton, New York City, Buffalo, and surrounding regions. A graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law who completed NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Testing training through Impaired Driving Specialists, LLC, he serves clients in Middletown, Patterson, Orange County, Putnam County, Dutchess County, and throughout the Hudson Valley while helping drivers understand DWI defenses, record sealing, the New York Clean Slate Act, and the options available after an arrest.
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