Michigan Drunk Driving Law and Practice, Sixth Edition

Confidently Handle Drunk and Drugged Driving Cases

Handle your clients' drunk and drugged driving criminal cases and driver's license proceedings with ICLE's premier Michigan-specific practice handbook. Covers all aspects of practice, from the initial client interview through discovery, trial, sentencing, and appeals.

With this book, you will be able to:

• Successfully represent clients charged with a variety of drunk or drugged driving offenses
• Restore your client’s driver’s license after a drunk or drugged driving conviction
• Know when and how to challenge breath and blood tests
• Take advantage of police reports, video recordings, and evidential breath test results
• Conduct voir dire of jurors effectively, using sample questions and proven techniques
• Learn the judge's perspective on impaired driving cases and the possible benefits of sobriety courts for your clients

Highlights of the latest update include:

• Updates to evidential breath testing, including the new Intoxilyzer 9000 manual, officer recertification process, Intoxilyzer 9000 functionality, and more
• Expanded information regarding the transfer of sobriety court cases between jurisdictions
• Discussion of a recent Michigan Court of Appeals case addressing the reliability of a 911 tip concerning suspected drunk driving and reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop
• Revised language pertaining to trial tactics, initial client contact, and standardized field sobriety testing