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East Grayson Texas DUI Arrest

August 9, 2008 by author · Leave a Comment
Filed under: DUI Lawyer in Texas 

Reader’s Question:

I have a lot of questions concerning DUI because I haven’t been charged of such case but I have to admit that it would be more likely that I will be arrested someday because I do drink and drive. If I get arrested for drunk driving here in East Grayson, Texas, do I have to submit to the field sobriety tests and take a blood alcohol test at the police station?

Derick

East Grayson, TX

You do not really have to submit to field sobriety tests if you get arrested for DUI in East Grayson, Texas. You do not have any legal obligation to perform these kinds of tests. Administering field sobriety tests is one of the most effective tools at the police officer’s disposal for collective evidence against you. That is not because these tests are reliable indicators of intoxication. On the contrary, the value of these tests is that they are entirely subjective. It would be completely up to the police officer whether you “pass” or “fail.”

If you are taken to the police station, you are required by law to take a blood alcohol test at the police station. In the state of Texas, you could choose from a breath test, a urine test or a blood test. Many DUI attorneys advise people to take the urine test or breath test because these are more unreliable than the blood test. The validity of the breath and urine tests can be more effectively attacked in court.

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