New Hampshire DWI Case Victory

By Mark Stevens 603-893-0074

New Hampshire DWI Case Example: July 30, 2009

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DWI CASE EXAMPLE: A citizen was stopped on a highway for driving 93 miles per hour and crossing the white fog line that marks the left hand boundary of the passing lane.  The police officer activated his blue lights and the citizen pulled over.  The officer directed the citizen through a series of roadside gymnastics called ?field sobriety tests?:  the ?pen test?, the ?nine-step-walk-and-turn-test, and the standing on one leg test.  Under the police scoring system, the citizen scored 15 clues of impairment out of a possible total of 18.  On the pen test he scored 6 out of a possible 6 impairment clues: under police scoring he failed every possible aspect of the pen test.

        On the ?walk and turn test?, the driver ?scored? a 6 out of 8 possible ?clues of impairment?.  If this were a test in school, he would have got an ?F? with a grade of 25%.  On the ?one leg stand test, the driver dropped his foot 7 times during 30 seconds and got 3 out of a possible 4 ?points? (another ?F? on the police scorecard).  All told, this citizen allegedly got 15 tasks wrong out of a possible 18; a miserable F- grade of 17% correct across the three ?field sobriety tests?.  He was then arrested for DWI.  He did not take a breath test.  He hired Salem, New Hampshire criminal defense lawyer Mark Stevens 603-893-0074 to fight his DWI charge for him.

        Note-this is one example of a recent New Hampshire DWI case victory. It is by no means a guarantee of any particular result in any other case.

TRIAL STRATEGY:      Not drunk.  Attorney Stevens cross examined the officer and pointed out the many things the citizen did well on, even if his driving had not been very good. 

RESULT:    Not guilty on the DWI charge!!! [1]

A Call to Action:

Have you or a loved one been arrested?  If you have, you?ve probably just endured the worst day of your life.  Your anxiety level is probably the highest it has ever been.  It is important right now that you promptly take steps to protect your rights.

Maybe like this driver you were not drunk, intoxicated or impaired to any degree whatsoever.  The Law Offices of Mark Stevens represents people accused of DWI and other crimes.  Call right now for a free initial consultation at 603-893-0074. We look forward to speaking with you.

Attorney Stevens thanks God for this successful defense and for an honest witness!!!

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TODAY?S SCRIPTURE:

?He who believes in Him is not judged; but he who does not believe is judged already because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

The judgment lies in this: the Light has come into the world, and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light, for their works were evil.

For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and will not come out into the Light but shrinks from it, lest his works be exposed and reproved.

But he who practices truth comes out into the Light; so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are-wrought with God?

John 3:18-21.

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[1] The driver was convicted of another violation of reckless driving due to the poor operation of the car.

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