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 "super drunk driving" offense
• 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 dispatch logs
• 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:

• Discussion of a Michigan Supreme Court case about cocaine metabolites
• Discussion of a Michigan Court of Appeals case regarding prosecution of minors for OUID for the presence of THC
• An amended statute concerning sentence suspension on completion of a specialty court program
• An amended court rule governing pleas and consecutive sentencing
• Updated information about DataMaster certification issues and new drunk driving statistics
• New practice tips for license restoration hearings