Content
Chapters
1 | Chemical Test Refusal Cases
Scott A. Hamblin
2 | Client Counseling Issues
Robert W. Miller, Jeffrey R. Dahl and Jill T. Roberts
3 | Criminal Ramifications of DWI
Kimberly J. Benjamin
4 | Civil and Insurance Consequences of DWI
Joseph A. Cambiano, Ben T. Schmitt, and Cullen Cline
5 | Overview of Substantive Law Regarding DWI
Rusty Antel
6 | Search and Seizure Issues
Thomas E. Crocco
7 | Experts and the Science of Chemical Tests
Lawrence E. Wines
8 | Civil Sanctions
James A. Chenault, III
9 | Abuse and Lose
Kate E. Noland
10 | Driver’s License Suspension, Revocation, and Reinstatement
James A. Chenault, III
11 | Your Client’s Driving Record: What You Need to Know
Charles L. Gooch
12 | Considerations in Prosecuting DWI Cases
Douglas S. Pribble
13 | Pre-Trial Considerations
Scott C. Hamilton
14 | Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Cross-Examination of the Arresting Officer
David L. Brengle
15 | Jury Trial Considerations
Lawrence E. Wines
16 | Sentencing Considerations
Roxanna A. Mason
17 | Appeal Issues
Janet M. Thompson and Rachel M. Jones
18 | Multijurisdictional Issues
Jason T. Umbarger and Carol Hutcheson
19 | Federal DWI Cases
R. Tyson Mutrux
20 | Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Law
Sandra A. Mears
21 | Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
Joseph A. Cambiano
Forms
Chapter 1—Chemical Test Refusal Cases
Petition for Review | §1.38
Order Staying Revocation of Driver’s License for Failure to Take Chemical Test | §1.39
Chapter 2—Client Counseling Issues
Client Interview | §2.22
Chapter 13—Pre-Trial Considerations
Table of Requirements and Mandatory Dispositions of Enhanced Offenses in Accordance With § 577.023, RSMo | §13.10
Chapter 14—Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and Cross-Examination of the Arresting Officer
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Impairment Clue Chart | §14.11
Line of Questioning Regarding Failure to Consider Clues of Sobriety | §14.12
A Common Issue With the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test | §14.37
Alternative Standardized Field Sobriety Test Scoring | §14.49
Limiting the Officer to the Officer’s Report | §14.68
Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Are Designed to See if the Defendant Had Normal Driving Abilities | §14.74
Examples of Cross-Examination Questions
Introduction | §14.77
Reports | §14.78
Number of Driving While Intoxicated Trials | §14.79
Overtime Related to Arrests | §14.80
Professional Witness | §14.81
Operation (if at Issue) | §14.82
Vehicle in Motion | §14.83
Further Driving Examples | §14.84
Stopping Sequence | §14.85
Initial Response to Emergency Lights | §14.86
Personal Observations | §14.87
Interview
Generally | §14.88
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Interview Clues | §14.89
Requests for Documentation | §14.90
Nervousness | §14.91
Odor of Intoxicating Beverage | §14.92
Bloodshot Eyes—Dazed Look on Face | §14.93
Slurred Speech | §14.94
Flushed Face | §14.95
Sluggish Mannerisms | §14.96
Exit Sequence | §14.97
Exit Sequence—Accusations of Leaning on Vehicle for Support | §14.98
Standardized Field Sobriety Testing | §14.99
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test | §14.100
Test Conditions | §14.101
Pretest | §14.102
Lack of Smooth Pursuit | §14.103
Distinct Nystagmus at Maximum Deviation | §14.104
Onset of Nystagmus Before 45 Degrees | §14.105
Walk-and-Turn Test | §14.106
Walk-and-Turn—Effect of Blindness | §14.107
One-Leg Stand Test v§14.108
Blood Alcohol Content Correlation With Time | §14.109
Timing of Events | §14.110
Chapter 15—Jury Trial Considerations
Trial Notebook Checklist (Summary Version) | §15.4
Trial Notebook Checklist (Complete Version) | §15.5
Topics for Voir Dire and Jury Questionnaires | §15.10
Sample Voir Dire Paragraphs
Bias or Prejudice | §15.6
Introduction
Basic Introduction | §15.11a
Counsel’s Purpose in Choosing a Jury | §15.11b
No Offense Intended by Questions | §15.11c
Ice Breaker | §15.11d
Fact Issue Relating to an Alcohol-Related Driving Offense | §15.13a
Police Issues
General Questions v§15.13b
Question to Cure or Highlight Bias | §15.13c
Making an Important Point Relative to Determining Fact Issues | §15.13d
What the Judge Will Instruct and the Attorney Must Prove
General | §15.14a
Specific | §15.14b
Final Statements
Making a Final Statement of Persuasion at Voir Dire | §15.16a
Prosecution | §15.16b
Defense | §15.16c
Opening Statement
Prosecution | §15.22
Defense | §15.25
Opening Statement Checklist | §15.26
Sample Crosses by Topic | §15.27
The Dos of Closing Argument | §15.32
The Don’ts of Closing Argument | §15.33