Los Angeles DUI Drugs Attorney
DUI Drugs Lawyer in Los Angeles
DUI (driving under the influence) relates not only to charges involving alcohol, but those involving drugs as well. These drugs may be legal or illegal drugs, ranging from marijuana or cocaine to a
prescription drug or even an over-the-counter cold medicine. Driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) is a complex charge that is often subject to ambiguous evidence or opinion in the DUI
criminal process. For this reason, it is all the more important to work with a
Los Angeles DUI drugs attorney who is experienced in handling cases involving drugs.
An experienced Los Angeles DUID attorney will be able to thoroughly evaluate the circumstances of your arrest, conduct an independent analysis of your blood or urine results and investigate all the evidence pertaining to your case. In doing so, your attorney will look for any and all proof that your abilities were not impaired, that your test results were inaccurate or that your rights were violated. This will help your attorney prove, in or out of court, that you were not driving under the influence of drugs.
DUI arrests of any kind are a serious legal problem. Law enforcement, if they consider that you are under the influence of a drug that has affected your driving, are obligated to get you tested to discover if you are driving under the influence of drugs. If it is discovered through a blood test that you have drugs in your system, even a legally obtained prescription medication, and it is considered that it affected your driving, you will be arrested. This charge is often initially based off the observation of the officer and field sobriety tests conducted. These tests are less than scientific and are more easily challenged than some other tests.
As you will be facing a motivated prosector who is backed up by the evidence from law enforcement as well as state laboratories and investigators, it is crucial that you have a skilled DUI defense attorney working for you. Often some of the evidence can be challenged and you need a defense lawyer who is as interested in defending you as the prosecution is interested in a conviction. At Gold & Witham, your attorney has many resources including their own investigative team to re-evaluate the evidence against you. In many cases the charges have been dismissed or reduced.
At Gold & Witham, our Los Angeles DUI lawyers have over 40 years of combined legal experience. We have the resources needed to conduct an independent investigation of your case in order to build a strong defense on your behalf. There is no question that the ability of your lawyer is going to be a crucial factor in whether you are convicted of driving under the influence of drugs, and a skilled DUID lawyer at our firm may be just the answer you have been looking for.
Los Angeles Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DUID) Defense Lawyers
In California, DUID cases hinge upon the ability of the prosecution to prove that the driver was under the influence of drugs and that his or her abilities were impaired. Drug Recognition Evaluators (DREs) are often brought in on DUID cases in order to thoroughly test a driver and determine whether he or she is under the influence of drugs. The DRE may check the driver’s blood pressure, pulse, pupil size and will check the arms for recent injection sites. The DRE will also conduct field sobriety tests in a controlled, well-lit environment (unlike a typical DUI arrest, where the officer will conduct roadside field sobriety tests.) Additionally, a blood or urine test will be administered in order to check for the presence of drugs.
No matter the outcome of these specific tests, or how “open and shut” your DUID case may seem at first glance, it is essential to consult a Los Angeles DUID lawyer as soon as possible. When you work with a defense lawyer at Gold & Witham, we will draw upon our decades of experience in this area in order to help you avoid a conviction. We understand that entirely innocent drivers are arrested for driving under the influence of drugs simply because they are tired or nervous, signs which a police officer can mistake for a driver on drugs.
Contact a Los Angeles DUI Drugs Attorney at Gold & Witham to protect you if you have been charged with a DUID .