Washington DUI Practice Manual assists lawyers and judges handling cases involving drinking and driving. This manual covers:
- The definitions of DUI and related driving offenses
- The doctrine of corpus delicti
- The judicial interpretation of operating a motor vehicle in the state
- The scientific background necessary to undertake the complexity of defending DUI cases and to overcome evidentiary challenges
- Suggestions for arguing a case to save hours of research time
- An expansion of the general principles of handling DUI cases to address specific concerns of professional commercial drivers and pilots
The text also contains the chronological order of a drinking and driving case. Discussions included are:
- Vehicle stop
- Detention and pre-arrest activities
- Chemical testing
- Commencement of a case
- Discovery
- Pretrial process
- Peripheral matters, such as department of licensing hearings and the new ignition interlock license
Useful forms also are provided throughout the text at the end of related chapters.