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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
What are the SFST's?
How do CA courts deal with FST's that are not performed in accordance with NHTSA?
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) has done extensive studies of field sobriety testing (FST's) in... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
Investigation of DUI Cases:
HGN
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) is an eye test. Nystagmus is defined as an involuntary jerking of the eyes as the eyes move from the center position off to the side. ... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
Under California law, a person found guilty of murder in the first degree can be punished by death, imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole, or imprisonment in the state prison for a term of 25 years to life.... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being, or a fetus, with malice aforethought. There are two types of murder: murder in the first degree and murder in the second degree. In order to bring murder charges, the victim must die... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of another person, without having the intention to kill (known as malice aforethought-a prior intention to kill). Manslaughter may be either voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter is... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
Manslaughter is defined as killing a person without premeditation or malice aforethought. Malice aforethought means having an evil intent prior to the killing. Like murder, there are different degrees of seriousness of manslaughter:... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
Homicide is the unlawful killing of another human being. Included among homicides are murder and manslaughter, of which there are varying degrees and types.
Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being, or a fetus, with malice... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
Preliminary Alcohol Screening devices, commonly referred to as PAS tests, are one of the types of field evidence police officers use in determining probable cause to make an arrest. Although officers don't often reveal this, a person... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
Although breath testing is widely used to measure blood alcohol content (BAC), it is not appropriate for all people. Breath testing measures the amount of alcohol evaporated from the lungs. Breath is expelled from the deepest... |
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Written by Darren Kavinoky
Friday, 26 May 2006
When a person has been lawfully arrested for a DUI, the Implied Consent provision of the California Vehicle Code mandates that they take a chemical test in order to determine their blood alcohol content (BAC). Although a person may refuse to... |
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