Driving under the influence of drugs

• Pages: 487-504
• Author: Jonathan Dichter

DRIVING UNDER THE

INFLUENCE OF DRUGS

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CHAPTER 9

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS

I. INTRODUCTION

§9:01 States Fall Into Two Camps

§9:02 State Must Prove Impairment in Driving Ability

§9:03 Drug Recognition Matrix

II. DISCOVERY

§9:10 Understand Testing Procedures

§9:11 Get a Retest

§9:12 Ask for Specifics

III. JURY SELECTION

§9:20 Where the Case Will Be Won

§9:21 Sample Voir Dire

IV. DRUG RECOGNITION EVALUATOR PROGRAM

§9:30 Overview of the Drug Recognition Expert Program

§9:31 Receiving Drug Recognition Evaluator Certification

§9:32 Maintaining Drug Recognition Evaluator Certification

§9:33 The 12-Step Drug Recognition Evaluator Evaluation

V. CROSSEXAMINATION OF THE DRUG RECOGNITION EVALUATOR

§9:40 The Nine Major Areas of Attack

§9:41 Missing Symptoms

§9:42 Symptoms That Are Normal

§9:43 Alternative Explanations

§9:44 Client’s Normal

§9:45 Doctor Cop/Just a Cop

§9:46 The Unknown

§9:47 The Guessing Game

§9:48 Training Comparison

§9:49 Non-Specific Areas of Examination

§9:50 The ARIDE Officer

VI. MARIJUANA DUIS SPECIFICALLY

§9:60 Introduction

§9:61 Phase One—Vehicle in Motion

§9:62 Phase Two—Personal Contact

§9:63 Phase Three—Pre-Arrest Screening

§9:64 Putting It All Together—A Probable Cause Argument

DRIVING UNDER THE

INFLUENCE OF DRUGS

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