Part One - Crime and Punishment
Chapter 1 - The Offense
I. Generally
§1:1
The corpus
§1:2
"Drive"
§1:3
"Vehicle"
II. Under the Influence
A. Under the Influence of Alcohol (Veh C § 23152 (a))
§1:4
In general
§1:5
"Under the Influence" defined
§1:6
Blood-alcohol presumptions
B. Over .08% Blood Alcohol Content (Veh C § 23152 (b))
§1:7
In genera
§1:8
Juveniles under 21 with .05% blood-alcohol content
§1:9
Commercial driver with .04% blood-alcohol content
C. Under the Influence of Drugs (Veh C § 23152 (a))
§1:10
In general
§1:11
Driving while addicted: Veh C § 23152 (c)
III Felony Drunk Driving (Veh C § 23153 (a) and (b))
§1:12
In general
§1:13
Vehicular manslaughter
§1:14
Murder: Watson
§1:15
"Three strikes": Veh C § 23152 with three priors
IV. Other Grounds of Liability
§1:16
Attempted drunk driving
§1:17
Accomplice liability
V. Defenses
§1:18
In general
§1:19
Double jeopardy
§1:20
Mistake of fact
§1:21
Necessity and duress
§1:22
Entrapment
§1:23
Insanity
Chapter 2 - The Sentence
I. The Misdemeanor (Veh C § 23152)
§2:1
In general
§2:2
License suspension/restriction
§2:3
DUI school
§2:4
Ignition interlocks
§2:5
Impound and sale of vehicle
II. The Felony (Veh C § 23153)
§2:6
In general
§2:7
"Three strikes"
§2:8
Manslaughter and murder
III. Sentence Enhancements
§2:9
In general
§2:10
Prior convictions (Veh C § 23152)
§2:11
Prior convictions (Veh C § 23153)
§2:12
Refusal
§2:13
Reckless speeding
§2:14
Child endangerment
§2:15
Over .20% blood-alcohol content
§2:16
Multiple victims
IV. Sentencing Issues
§2:17
In general
§2:18
Multiple punishment
§2:19
Defendant's perjury at trial
§2:20
Work furlough
§2:21
Community service and work release
§2:22
Residential alcohol treatment
§2:23
Electronic home detection
V. Probation Violatoin
§2:24
In general
Part Two - License Suspensions and the DMV
Chapter 3 - Administrative Suspension
§3:1
In general
§3:2
Drivers under 21: "zero tolerance"
II. Refusal To submit to chemical Test
§3:3
In general
§3:4
What constitutes a refusal
III. Double Jeopardy and Collateral Estoppel
§3:5
In general
Chapter 4 - The DMV Hearing
I. Pretrial Procedures
§4:1
In general
§4:2
Discovery and the subpoena
II. Hearing Procedures
§4:3
In general
§4:4
Rules of evidence
III. Administrative and Judicial Review
§4:5
In general
Part Three - Pretrial
Chapter 5 - Interview and Arraignment
I. Generally
§5:1
The midnight phone call
II. The Client Interview
§5:2
In general
§5:3
Educating the client
§5:4
The retainer agreement
III. The Arraignment
§5:5
general
§5:6
Plea of "once in jeopardy" (DMV suspension)
IV. Evaluating and Plea Bargaining the Case
§5:7
In general; evaluating the case
§5:8
Plea bargaining
Chapter 6 - Discovery
I. Generally
§6:1
In general
§6:2
Police evidence
II. Blood-Alcohol Evidence
§6:3
In general
§6:4
Obtaining blood or urine sample
§6:5
Obtaining court-ordered analysis and expert testimony
§6:6
Sample discovery motion
III. Using the DMV Hearing
§6:7
For deposing the officer
Chapter 7 - Prior Convictions
I. Generally
§7:1
In general
II. Procedure
A. Factual Requirements
§7:2
In general
§7:3
Bifurcation of trial
B. Legal Requirements
§7:4
In general; moving to strike the prior
§7:5
Constitutional grounds
§7:6
Procedural requirements
§7:7
The record
III. Issues as to Specific Priors
§7:8
Uncharged priors
§7:9
The uncounselled prior
§7:10
The juvenile prior
§7:11
Foreign priors
§7:12
Incompetence of prior counsel
§7:13
Sample motion to strike prior conviction
Chapter 8 - Suppression of Evidence
I. Generally
§8:1
In general
II. Stop, Detention and Arrest
§8:2
In generally; probable cause
§8:3
Sobriety checkpoints
§8:4
Authority to arrest: driving in officer's presence
III. Incriminating Statements
§8:5
In general; Miranda-Berkemer
§8:6
The corpus rule
§8:7
Refusal to take chemical test
IV. Field Sobriety Tests
§8:8
In general; Kelley-Frye
§8:9
Mental acuity tests: Muniz
§8:10
Nystagmus
§8:11
Pupil reaction
§8:12
Preliminary breath tests (PBT)
§8:13
Police obstruction of witnesses
§8:14
Tapes, film and photographs
V. Blood-Alcohol Evidence
§8:15
In general
§8:16
Defective implied consent and advisement
§8:17
Denial of access to counsel
§8:18
Forceful seizure: Schmerber
§8:19
Denial of independent sample
§8:20
Chain of custody
§8:21
Lack of foundation: Title 17
§8:22
Failure to provide discovery
Part Four - Trial
Chapter 9 - Jury Selection and Opening Statement
I. Jury Selectoin
§9:1 In general
§9:2
Illustrative jury voir dire
§9:3
Sample proposed questions
§9:4
Discovery of prosecution records on jurors
II. Opening Statement
§9:5
In general; illustration
Chapter 10 - Field Evidence: The Arresting Officer
I. Generally
A. Generally
§10:1
In general; field evidence and the arresting officer
§10:2
The officer as intoxication expert
§10:3
Preparation
§10:4
Strategy
B. Officer's Background and Experience
§10:5
General techniques
§10:6
Officer's training and experience
II. Driving Symptoms
§10:7
In general
§10:8
The NHTSA studies
III. Physical Symptoms
§10:9
In general
§10:10
Appearance and conduct
§10:11
Odor of alcohol on breath
§10:12
Flushed face
§10:13
Bloodshot eyes
§10:14
Slurred speech
§10:15
The effects of hypoglycemia
IV. Field Sobriety Tests
A. Generally
§10:16
In general
§10:17
Performance tests
§10:18
Objective scoring
§10:19
Kelley-Frye and standardized field sobriety tests
§10:20
The NHTSA tests
B. Eye Impairment Tests
§10:21
In general; pupil reaction
§10:22
Horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN)
§10:23
Illustrative cross-examination on nystagmus
V. Preliminary Breath Tests
§10:24
In general
VI. Special Cross-Examination Techniques
§10:25
In general
§10:26
The infallible cop
§10:27
Selective recall
§10:28
The wedge
§10:29
The magic memory
§10:30
Carbon-copy symptoms
§10:31
The disappearing sway
§10:32
The negative pregnant
§10:33
Reverse impairment
§10:34
The rigged scoreboard
§10:35
The bomb
§10:36
Field evidence and the arresting officer
VII. Defense Police Expert
§10:37
In general
Chapter 11 - Chemical Evidence: The Forensic Chemist
I. Generally; Blood-Alcohol Analysis
§11:1
In general
§11:2
Blood-alcohol absorption
§11:3
The fallacy of the average person
§11:4
Individual tolerance
§11:5
Women and alcohol
§11:6
The rising blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) curve
§11:7
Retrograde extrapolation
§11:8
Food, cigarettes and alcohol metabolism
§11:9
The zinc factor
§11:10
Internally produced alcohol
§11:11
Radio frequency interference (RFI)
§11:12
Inherent error
II. Breath Analysis
A. Generally
§11:13
In general
§11:14
The blood-breath partition ratio
§11:15
Nonspecific analysis
§11:16
Testing during the absorptive state
§11:17
Mouth alcohol
§11:18
Hematocrit
§11:19
Body temperature
§11:20
Breathing pattern
§11:21
Stress
§11:22
Simulator calibration
§11:23
Ambient air
B. Breath Analysis Machines
§11:24
In general
§11:25
The Intoxilyzer 5000
§11:26
The Intoximeter 3000
III. Blood Analysis
§11:27
In general
§11:28
Sterilization
§11:29
Fermentation
§11:30
Whole blood vs. serum/plasma
§11:31
Arterial vs. venous blood
IV. Urinalysis
§11:32
In general
§11:33
The urine:blood ratio
§11:34
The incomplete void
§11:35
Candida albicans
V. Cross-Examination Techniques
A. Generally
§11:36
In general
§11:37
The smart machine
§11:38
The spiked aspirin
§11:39
Close enough for government work
§11:40
How infrared works — and why it doesn't
§11:41
The defective warranty
§11:42
RFI magic
§11:43
A ton of beer
§11:44
The invisible breath sample
§11:45
Wonder blood
§11:46
Purple urine
B. Illustrative Cross-Examination of Expert
§11:47
In general
§11:48
Transcript of cross-examination of an expert
§11:49
Illustrative cross-examination of Intoxilyzer operator
VI. The Defense Blood-Alcohol Expert
§11:50
In general
§11:51
Preparing the defense expert for cross-examination
§11:52
Illustrative direct examination of defense expert
Chapter 12 - The Lay Witness; Defendant Witness
I. Generally; Percipient Witness
§12:1
In general
§12:2
Lay opinion of intoxication
§12:3
Illustrative cross-examination of percipient witness
II. Sobriety Witness
§12:4
In general
§12:5
Preparing the sobriety witness for cross-examination
§12:6
Illustrative direct examination of sobriety witness
III. Defendant
§12:7
In general; should the defendant testify?
§12:8
Preparing the defendant
§12:9
Illustrative direct examination of defendant
Chapter 13 - Jury Instructions and Argument
§13:1
Jury instructions
§13:2
CALJIC instructions
§13:3
Closing argument
Bibliography
Table of Statutes
Table of Cases
Index
