Section 14.74 Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Are Designed to See if the Defendant Had Normal Driving Abilities

• Library: DWI 2014 FORMS

Defense counsel might consider a chapter in their cross-examination that sets out the following:

• You suspected Mr. Client was driving while intoxicated?

• To help you determine if Mr Client was intoxicated, you asked him to do field sobriety tests?

• You believe these tests help you determine if someone is intoxicated?

• Tests like WAT and OLS?

• You agree these tests require people to stand in unnatural ways?

• You agree that these tests require people to walk in unnatural ways?

• You did not ask the client to walk up...