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COLORADO TRIAL LAWYER Timothy Kelly Attorney & Counselor at Law Where Honesty, Integrity and Loyalty come together to form a vigilant, protective shield for your legal needs
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DRUNK DRIVING DEFENSE INTERVIEWIf you are serious about defending your DUI, record this information while it is still fresh in your memory. I will call you after I receive your email report. Please include telephone contact information. It is very important to discuss these matters personally. Submissions without telephone contact information will be discarded.
Instructions for interview: Please answer the questions as truthfully as possible; do not guess at an answer (approximations are fine, but not as reliable). The results depend on your truthfulness.
Preliminary Questions
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Your Current Arrest Matter: Date of Your Current Arrest? Was your license valid on this most current arrest (ie. not suspended or revoked for another reason)?
Did the officer take your driver's license and give you temporary license?
Think carefully about these next few questions: Approximately how many minutes went by from the time the
officer stopped/contacted you until he put the handcuffs on you?
Approximately what time were you first contacted by the officer? Approximately what time you were arrested (handcuffed)? Approximately how many minutes went by from the time you were arrested (when they handcuffed you) until you arrived at the blood, breath or urine test location? Approximately how many minutes went by from the time you arrived at the
chemical test location until you took the first chemical test (blood, breath
or urine test)?
Have you contacted the Department of Motor Vehicles yet?
If you have not contacted the DMV, why not? If 'other', please indicate why not? If you have contacted DMV, when is your revocation hearing (date and time)? Did you request the officer's presence?
If 'yes' and a Colorado matter, with which DMV Office if you know? If 'other', please indicate where you will have the hearing held?
Analysis Questions - Probable Cause: Did the officer see you driving, or if s/he did not, did you admit to driving a vehicle?
Did the officer have a valid reason for stopping you in the vehicle?
What did the officer indicate to you as the reason for the traffic stop or contact with you (check all that apply)?
If none of the above apply, please indicate the reason for the stop of your vehicle or contact with you?
Did you drink any alcoholic beverages, and/or take any drugs, within 10 hours of being stopped by the officer?
If you drank alcoholic beverages, what type (highlight all that apply)?
If 'Other', please indicate type of beverage? Think about the drinks you had. Many people underestimate how many drinks they had, or cannot remember. This can be extremely important to your case though. In order to calculate your Blood Alcohol Level please indicate how many drinks you had total (one drink is equal to a 12 ounce beer, a regular 4 ounce glass of wine, or, 1 shot or 1 ½ ounces-of hard liquor)? Number of servings of alcohol: Approximately what time did you finish your LAST alcoholic beverage?
If you were on prescription medications or other drugs, what type (highlight all that apply)?
If 'Other', please indicate type of medication or drug?
What size meal did you have within three (3) hours of drinking or drug use?
If 'Other', please indicate size of meal? Did you feel the effects of the alcohol you drank, or drugs you were taking, when you were driving (i.e. feel a buzz, feel drunk or high)?
If you drank after driving, please explain:
Analysis Questions-Reasonable Cause to Arrest: Did you take any field balance/coordination (field sobriety tests - FST's)
tests prior to being arrested and handcuffed?
Were you ordered or did you do them voluntarily?
Please select the field sobriety tests you were ordered to perform (check all that apply)? If 'Other', please indicate what they made you do? Did you blow into a field breathalyzer or hand-held type gadget?
If you know, what was the result of the hand-held breathalyzer gadget test? Did the officer advise you that you could refuse to take the hand-held
gadget breath test?
Did you fail to satisfactorily perform the balance and coordination tests as demonstrated to you by the officer?
Analysis Questions - Chemical Test/Test Refusal: Did you take a blood, breath or urine test?
If you took a chemical test, did you take a blood, breath, or urine test?
Did you take the chemical test (blood, breath or urine at the station) within 2 hours of driving?
Did you select (choose for yourself) the chemical test if you took at least one (i.e. the blood, breath, or urine test)?
If 'yes' type in the test and the results if you know: If you are charged with refusing a chemical test, where or when did you
supposedly refuse? If you refused, but later changed your mind, please give details:
Due Process Under the Law: What type of law enforcement officer was the arresting officer (the
one who gave you tests, handcuffed you, took you to jail)? Please input the arresting officer's last name and badge or serial number: Please input the agency that the officer worked for (ie. San Francisco Police Department): Did the officer treat you fairly and professionally?
Please enter any comments about the officer below:
City and State where arrest took place? For Colorado, scheduled to appear in which County? What date and time is your court date? Please enter any comments or things you think your attorney should know
that is not asked for on questionnaire: Have you consulted with another attorney?
Is it your goal to win your DUI case?
Is it your goal to save your Driver's License from suspension/revocation?
Are you aware that DUI/DWI cases can be successfully defended?
Are you aware that a conviction and/or driver's license suspension for DUI will result in insurance cancellation or an increase cost?
Email Address: Your Home Address: Your ZIP code: * Primary Phone: * Secondary Phone: Cell Phone: Facsimile Number: Contact Preference (when is the best time to contact you)?
* Date of Birth: Driver License Number: Occupation: Annual Income: Place of Employment: What is your budget to defend your current case? |
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