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Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE: PRE-TRIAL DISCOVERY AND MOTION PRACTICE

I.    Introduction

II.   Pre-Trial Discovery Requests

§1:01  Legal Principles

§1:02  Use of Discovery Request

§1:03  Sample Discovery Request: Breath Case

§1:04  Sample Discovery Request: Blood/Urine Case (Relevant Paragraphs)

§1:05  Independent Analysis of Blood Samples

§1:06  Letter to Crime Lab Requesting Forwarding of Blood Sample to Private Lab

§1:07  Letter to Private Lab re Blood Re-Testing

III. Motions Based on Defendant’s Right to Compulsory Process

§1:20  Legal Principles

§1:21  Inspection of Breath Machine

§1:22  Motion for Subpoena Duces Tecum for Breath Machine

§1:23  Memorandum in Support of Motion for Subpoena Duces Tecum for Breath Machine

§1:24  Statement of Facts in Support of Motion for Subpoena Duces Tecum for Breath Machine

IV.  Due Process and Motions in Limine

A.   General Points

§1:30  Legal Principles

§1:31  Defendant’s Motion in Limine

B.   Partition Ratios

§1:40  Admissibility of Testimony Regarding Blood/Breath Partition Ratios

§1:41  Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Introduce Partition Ratio Evidence

C.   Tolerance

§1:50  Precluding Evidence of Tolerance

§1:51  Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Exclude Evidence of Tolerance

D.   Retrograde Extrapolation

§1:60  Precluding Evidence of Retrograde Extrapolation

§1:61  Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Preclude Evidence of Retrograde Extrapolation

E.   Prosecutorial Misconduct

§1:70  Precluding Prosecutorial Misconduct

§1:71  Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Preclude Prosecutorial Misconduct

F.   Field Sobriety Tests

§1:80  Precluding Field Sobriety Test Evidence

§1:81  Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Preclude Field Sobriety Test Evidence

V.   Creating Your Own Database

§1:90  How to Create

§1:91  Using Your Information

CHAPTER TWO: JURY SELECTION

I.    Purpose of Voir Dire

§2:01  Exposing Juror Bias

§2:01.1  Eliciting the Key Words

§2:01.2 Modern Sources to Reveal Bias

§2:02  Limits on Time and Scope

§2:02.1  Whose 20 Minutes Is It?

§2:03   Uncovering Juror Personality Types and Finding Leaders

§2:04    "Pre-rehabilitation"

II.   What Kind of Juror Do You Want?

A.   Ideal Juror Depends on Theory of Case

§2:10  Importance of Theory of Case

§2:11  Improperly Conducted Breath Test

§2:12  Disconnect Cases

§2:13  Bad SFST Performance

§2:14  Rising Alcohol Cases

§2:15  Refusal Cases

§2:16  Drug Cases

B.   Jurors Usually Best to Avoid

§2:30  Prospective Jurors With Strong Anti-Alcohol Positions

§2:31  Prospective Jurors With Prior DUI Charges

§2:32  Truckers and Other High Mileage Drivers

§2:33  Avoid Uniforms

III. Sample Voir Dire Questions

§2:40  How to Use These Questions

§2:41  Questions Regarding Relationship to Defendant, Witnesses, Law Enforcement

§2:42  Questions Related to Police Officers

§2:43  Questions Related to Punishment

§2:44  Questions Related to Scientific Evidence

§2:45  Questions Related to Expert Opinion

§2:46  Questions Related to Blood Analysis

§2:47  Questions Regarding Constitutional Issues

§2:48  Questions Related to Motor Skills

§2:49  Questions Related to Physical Characteristics of Intoxicated Persons

§2:50  Questions Regarding Memory

§2:51  Questions Regarding Odor of Alcohol

§2:52  Questions Regarding Nervousness

§2:53  Questions Regarding Intoxication

§2:54  Questions Related to Bodily Functions

§2:55  Questions Related to Offense of DUI

§2:56  Questions Related to Alcohol

§2:57  Staircase Metaphor

IV.  Jury Questionnaires

§2:70  How to Use

§2:71  Sample Jury Questionnaire

V.   Slides and Scorecard to Use When Voir Dire Is Limited

§2:80  How to Use

§2:81  Sample Slides

§2:82  More Sample Slides

CHAPTER THREE: OPENING STATEMENTS

I.    Strategies and Tactics

§3:01  To Open or Not to Open; That Is Not a Question.

§3:02  When to Reserve Opening Until After Prosecution’s Case

§3:03  Set the Tone

§3:04  A Strong Positive Argument, Not a Trial Road Map

§3:05  Grab Jurors’ Attention

§3:06  Establish Rapport and Humanize Your Client

§3:07  Fill in the Blanks With Positive Information

§3:08  Point Out Problems With the Prosecution’s Case

§3:09  Tell Jurors About Your Defense

§3:10  Boost the Officer and Prosecution Expert so You Can Knock Them Down on Cross-Examination

§3:11  Use Element of Surprise to Your Advantage

§3:12  Go Out of Order

§3:13  Wake Up the Jurors

II.   Sample Openings

§3:20  Who Was Driving

§3:21  Refusals

§3:22  FSTs

§3:23  Rising Blood Alcohol

§3:24  Keeping an Open Mind

§3:25  It Wasn’t My Client

§3:26  The Missing Element

§3:27  You Cannot Believe the Officer

§3:28  Quick Ideas for Basic Issues

CHAPTER 4: CROSS-EXAMINATION

I.    Introduction

§4:01  Cross-Examination Is Your Testimony

§4:02  A Kinder, Gentler Approach to the Officer

§4:03  A Radical Approach to SFSTs

II.   The Police Report

§4:10  Lock the Officer In

§4:11  Establish Bias

III. The Initial Contacting Officer

§4:20  Goals

§4:21  Technical Stop (for Burned Out Lights, Expired Registration etc.)

§4:22  Driving Violation: Speeding

§4:23  Driving Violation: Illegal Turn

§4:24  Accident

§4:25  NHTSA Criteria

§4:26  The Stop

§4:27  Stop Set-Up

§4:28  Approach

§4:29  Pre-Exit Interview

IV.  The Arresting Officer

§4:40  Goals

§4:41  General Questioning

§4:42  Admission of Drinking

§4:43  The Exit

§4:44  SFSTs

§4:45  Preliminary Breath Tests

§4:46  The Arrest

§4:47  Drinking Pattern

§4:48  Transportation and Observation

V.   The Breath Test Operator

§4:60  Goals

§4:61  Observation

§4:62  Accuracy

§4:63  Maintenance

VI.  The State’s Expert

§4:70  Goals

§4:71  Voir Dire

§4:72  Articles

§4:73  Science

§4:74  Henry’s Law

VII.      Blood Cases

A.   Background Information on Blood Testing

§4:80  In General

§4:81  Taking a Blood Sample

§4:82  Transporting and Storing a Blood Sample

§4:83  Testing of the Blood Sample

§4:84  Plasma vs. Whole Blood

B.   Cross-Examination of Specific Witnesses

§4:90  The Witnesses

§4:91  The Phlebotomist

§4:92  The Officer With Custody of the Blood Before Pick-Up and Delivery

§4:93  The Pick-Up and Delivery Person

§4:94  Login at the Lab

§4:95  The Analyst

VIII.     Doctors

§4:100  Reluctance to Disagree With Other Doctors and Peer-Reviewed Articles

§4:101  Some Words About the AMA

§4:102  Sample Cross-Examination

IX.  Lay Witnesses

§4:110  Goals

§4:111  Sample Cross-Examination

X.   Cross-Examination Ethics

§4:120  Ethical Limitations of Cross-Examination

§4:121  The American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

§4:122  Traditional Supreme Court Cases on Cross-Examination

XI.  Cross-Examination, Hearsay, and the Confrontation Clause

§4:130  Crawford and the Right to Confront

§4:131  What Is Testimonial

§4:132  Application to DUI Cases

CHAPTER FIVE: PREPARATION OF DEFENSE WITNESSES AND DIRECT EXAMINATION

I.    Introduction

§5:01  Types of Witnesses

§5:02  Direct Examination of Experts: The Correct Approach

II.   Percipient Witnesses

§5:10  Preparation

§5:11  Purpose and Goals

§5:12  Establish Witness’ Lack of Personal Interest and Attempts to Talk to Prosecution

§5:13  Sample Direct Examination of “Drinking Buddy”

§5:14  Introduction of Receipts Through Percipient Witness

§5:15  Sample Direct Examination of Bartender

III. Field Test Experts

§5:20  Selection and Preparation

§5:21  Purpose and Goals

§5:22  Administration of SFSTs

§5:23  Interpretation of SFSTs

§5:24  Reliability and Meaning of SFSTs

§5:25  Direct Examination of SFST Expert: Version 1

§5:26  Direct Examination of SFST Expert: Version 2

IV.  Breath Experts

§5:40  Selection and Preparation

§5:41  Purpose and Goals

§5:42  Basic Operation of the IR Machine

§5:43  Blood/Breath (Partition) Ratio

§5:44  Absorption Phase Testing

§5:45  Temperature Issues

§5:46  Two Samples

§5:47  Steepling Example

§5:48  Two Breath Samples With .02 Agreement

§5:49  Example of .02 Agreement

§5:50  Machine Specificity and Interferents

§5:51  Acetaldehyde

§5:52  Airblank Fallacy

§5:53  Slope Detector/Mouth Alcohol

§5:54  Diabetes, Hypoglycemia, Dieting

§5:55  GERD Cases

V.   Alcohol Expert and Rising Alcohol

§5:60  Selection and Preparation

§5:61  Purpose and Goals

§5:62  Physiology of Alcohol

§5:63  Destruction of Presumptions

§5:64  Creating Doubt

§5:65  Disconnect Theory

§5:66  Tolerance

§5:67  Consistency Theory

§5:68  Blood Tests

§5:69  Henry’s Law

VI.  Medical Experts

§5:80  Treating Physician

§5:81  Validity of Test

§5:82  Cross-Examination

CHAPTER SIX: THE CLIENT’S TESTIMONY

I.    How to Evaluate Whether the Client Should Testify

A.   In General

§6:01  To Testify or Not to Testify, That Is the Question

§6:02  Jurors Expect Innocent Clients to Testify

§6:03  Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion in Limine to Limit the Scope of Defendant’s Cross-Examination

B.   Cases That May Call for Client’s Testimony

§6:10  Client’s Testimony Is Only Source of Evidence

§6:11  Client Has Physical Problem That Interfered With SFSTs

§6:12  Client’s Testimony Will Evoke Sympathy

§6:13  Client Has Sufficient Physical Evidence to Make Up for Slips

§6:14  Client Has Medical Condition That Interfered With Breath or Blood Tests

§6:15  Client Has Necessity Defense

§6:16  Client Has SODDI a Defense

II.   Sample Trial Examination Questions for Client

A.   Preliminary Questions

§6:30  Introduction and Setting Client at Ease

§6:31  Why Client Has Decided to Testify

§6:32  Stress on Client on Day of Incident

B.   FSTs

§6:40  Direct Examination

§6:41  Cross-Examination

C.   Physical Limitations

§6:50  Direct Examination

§6:51  Cross-Examination

D.   Refusal

§6:60  Due to Confusion

§6:61  Due to Belief in Right to an Attorney

§6:62  Due to Belief Officer Had No Right to Demand Compliance

E.   Rising Alcohol Defense

§6:70  Direct Examination

§6:71  Cross-Examination

F.   Medical Condition

§6:80  Direct Examination

G.   Environmental Exposure

§6:90  Direct Examination

§6:91  Cross-Examination

§6:92  Alcohol to Feel Better

III. Client Handout

§6:100  Ten Rules Every DUI Defense Witness Should Know Before Testifying at Trial: The Nickel and Dime Mnemonic

CHAPTER SEVEN: CLOSING ARGUMENTS

I.    Introduction

§7:01  Goals

§7:02  Neutralizing Prosecutor’s Closing: Solutions to Not Having the Last Word

§7:03  Capturing the Jurors' Hearts and Minds

§7:04  Developing Your Own Voice

§7:05  Handling the Defense Stigma

II.   Types of Closing Arguments

§7:10  Basic Categories of Closings

A.   The Story Closing

§7:20  Effective Storytelling

§7:21  Example: Bloodshot Eyes

§7:22  Chronological Order Is Best

§7:23  Tell Story in “Here and Now”

§7:24  Emphasize Theme

§7:25  The Moral

B.   The Rules Closing

§7:30  What Is a "Rules" Closing?

§7:31  Rules Closing Must Be Accurate

§7:32  Use Outline, Rather Than Chronological Organization

§7:33  Repeat "Reasonable Doubt"

§7:34  Tailor Trial Examination to Closing

§7:35  Use Charts

§7:36  Use Demonstrations

§7:37  Combine With Story Close

C.   The "I Cannot Believe This Piece of Junk Made It This Far" Closing

§7:50  When to Use

§7:51  How It Works

§7:52  Two Cautions

§7:53  Sample Closing Argument

III. Analogies, Anecdotes, and Stories

§7:60  Introduction

§7:61  Witness Testimony

§7:62  Minor Problems

§7:63  Acceptable Machine Errors

§7:64  Machine versus People

§7:65  Rising Alcohol

§7:66  Circumstantial Evidence

§7:67  The Note Pad

§7:68  The Tripod

§7:69  The Reveal: No Observed Driving Case

§7:70  Three Verdicts: The Hung Jury

§7:71  Lack of Rebuttal

§7:72  Urine Test: Hawaiian Punch Demonstration

IV.  Burdens of Proof

A.   The Staircase

§7:80  Introduction

§7:81  Reasonable Suspicion

§7:82  Probable Cause

§7:83  Preponderance

§7:84  Clear and Convincing

§7:85  Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

§7:86  Prosecution’s Rebuttal

B.   Closing Argument Aids

§7:90   Burden of Proof Building Blocks

§7:91   Degrees of Guilt

V.   Complete Closings

§7:100  The Interrogator (Refusal Cases)

§7:101  The Inspector (Breath Test Cases)

§7:102  Disconnect Cases (High BAC)

§7:103  Circumstantial Evidence Case (No Test or Other Guy Drove)

§7:104  GERD

VI.  Constructing a Power Point Closing Argument

§7:110  Introduction

§7:111  The Evidence

§7:112  Essential Points to Be Made on Cross-Examination

§7:113  The Presentation

CHAPTER EIGHT: DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE

I.    Introduction

II.   Rising Alcohol Defense

§8:01  Blood Alcohol Curve

§8:02  Use at Trial

III. Meaning of “Average,” “Normal,” and “Most People”

§8:10  Standard Deviation

§8:11  Calculation Example

§8:12  Use at Trial

IV.  Standardized Field Sobriety Tests

§8:20  Walk-and-Turn Demonstration

§8:21  Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Demonstration

§8:22  NHTSA SFST Slides

§8:23  National College for DUI Defense Demonstration Boards

§8:24  Scoring SFSTs

§8:25  Huser’s Totality Charts

V.   Slides for Common Issues and Concepts

§8:30  Introduction

§8:31  Witness Who Tells Only Bad Facts

§8:32  Objective Symptoms

§8:33  Field Sobriety “Tests”

§8:34  Precision and Accuracy

VI.  Low Budget Ideas

§8:40  Demonstrating Witness Unresponsiveness

§8:41  What’s in a Beer

VII.      Miscellaneous Diagrams and Photos

§8:50  Fuel Cell Diagrams

§8:51  Infrared Spectroscopy Diagrams

§8:52  Intoxilyzer 5000 Photos

§8:53  Filter Wheel Diagrams

§8:54  Sample Chamber Diagrams

§8:55  Breath Machine Diagrams

§8:56  Wavelength and Interference Diagrams

§8:57  Gas Chromatograph Photos

VIII.     Perspective: Things May Not Be What They Seem

§8:70  Horse/Frog Sketch

§8:71  Dihydrogen Monoxide Power Point Presentation

§8:72  The Beautiful House Power Point Presentation

APPENDIX A: The District Attorney’s Manual

I.    Preparing for Trial

A.   Reviewing the Police Reports

1.   In General

§A:01  Driving Pattern

§A:02  Age

§A:03  Gender

§A:04  Race

§A:05  National Origin

§A:06  Height and Weight

§A:07  Medical Condition and/or Treatment

§A:08  Physical Oddities/Special Medical Problems

§A:09  AKAs (Aliases)

§A:10  DMV Printouts

§A:11  Time Booked

§A:12  Destination and Origination

§A:13  Clothing Worn

§A:14  Vehicle Driven

2.   Statements Made by the Defendant

§A:20  Alcohol Consumption

§A:21  Obscenities

§A:22  Fatigue

§A:23  Rising Blood Alcohol/Absorption

§A:24  Investigatory Questions/Miranda

3.   Field Sobriety Tests

§A:30  Officer’s Documentation

§A:31  Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus

§A:32  DUI Drugs

§A:33  Refusals

§A:34  DMV Administrative Hearings

§A:35  Scene Visits/Photos

B.   Interviewing Witnesses

§A:40  Police Officers

§A:41  Non-Police Witnesses

C.   Preparing for the Introduction of the Blood Alcohol Results

§A:50  The Breath Test

§A:51  The Blood Test

§A:52  The Urine Test

§A:53  The Blood Alcohol Expert

D.   Response to Discovery Motions

§A:60  Typical Defense Requests and Motions

§A:61  Maintenance History

§A:62  Instructional Manuals

§A:63  Witness Rap Sheets

II.   Jury Voir Dire and Proposed Sample Questions

§A:70  Imposition of Judicial Voir Dire

§A:71  Scope of Voir Dire

§A:72  Bias

§A:73  Voir Dire Questions

III. Opening Statement

A.   The Prosecution’s Position

§A:80  Strategy Checklist

§A:81  A and B Count

B.   Preempting the Defense Arguments

§A:90  The A Count

§A:91  The B Count

§A:92  Additional Points for Blood or Urine

§A:93  Refusal

IV.  Direct Examination of Arresting Officer and Other Prosecution Witnesses

A.   Preparation for Examination of Arresting Officer

§A:100  Preparation Before Trial

§A:101  Checklist for Preparing Officer to Testify

§A:102  Checklist for Questioning Officer at Trial

B.   Sample Direct Examination Questions for Arresting Officer

§A:110  General Background

§A:111  The Stop

§A:112  First Contact With Defendant

§A:113  FSTs

§A:114  Modified Position of Attention Test

§A:115  Post-FST Questions

§A:116  Chemical Test Admonition

§A:117  Refusal Admonition

§A:118  Breath Test

§A:119  Blood Tests

§A:120  Urine Test

C.   Cross-Examination and Redirect Examination of Officer

§A:130  Cross-Examination of the Officer

§A:131  Demonstration of FSTs by Officer

§A:132  Was the Defendant 647(f) (Drunk in Public) or Other Arrestable Offense?

§A:133  Redirect Examination

D.   Questions for Other Prosecution Witnesses

§A:140  Breath Machine Operator Questions

§A:141  Blood Technician/Nurse Questions

V.   Examination of the Prosecution’s Alcohol Expert

A.   Introduction

§A:150  Goals for Direct Examination of Criminalist

§A:151  Blood Alcohol Not Exclusive Measurement of Impairment

§A:152  Testing Methods

B.   Breath Test Short Form Direct Examination Questions

§A:160  Intoxilyzer 5000

§A:161  Tips on Redirect

§A:162  Notes on Delayed Absorption

C.   Blood Draw Direct Examination

§A:170  Blood Alcohol Results

§A:171  Redirect Examination

D.   Urine Testing

§A:180  In General

§A:181  Points of Attack

E.   General Questions and Blood Alcohol Calculation Questions

§A:190  Opinion Testimony by Experts.

§A:191  General Interpretation Questions

§A:192  Blood Alcohol (BA) Calculation Questions

VI.  Common Defenses for Chemical Tests

A.   General

§A:200  Main Defense Approaches

§A:201  Qualification of Criminalist

B.   Breath Analysis Defense Issues

§A:210  Overview

§A:211  Partition Ratio Generally

§A:212  Defendant’s Individual Partition Ratio

§A:213  Mouth Alcohol

§A:214  Maintenance of Instrument

§A:215  Radio Frequency Interference

§A:216  Acetone and Solvent Interferences

§A:217  Arterial vs. Venous Blood

§A:218  Temperature

§A:219  Hematocrit

§A:220  Mother Solution for Calibration Checks

§A:221  Low Calibration Checks Readings

§A:222  Simulator Solution Temperature

C.   Blood Analysis Defense Issues

§A:230  Lack of Preservative/Anticoagulant

§A:231  Micro Clots

§A:232  Bacterial Growth

§A:233  Contamination of Sample From Arm Swab

§A:234  Switched Samples

§A:235  Instrument Calibration

§A:236  Hematocrit (Blood Cell Count)

§A:237  Drug/Alcohol Interactions

§A:238  Aspirin/Tagamet

§A:239  Venous vs. Arterial Blood

D.   Urine Analysis Defense Issues

§A:250  1.3:1 Ratio (Blood to Urine)

§A:251  Void Studies

§A:252  Residual Urine

§A:253  Special Note

E.   Widmark Calculations Defense Issues

§A:260  Time to Peak Alcohol Level

§A:261  Burn-Off Rate

§A:262  Widmark’s Factor

VII.      Cross-Examination of Defense Witnesses

A.   Cross-Examination of Defense Expert

§A:270  Breath Questions

§A:271  Questions if Defense Says FSTs Are Not Valid

§A:272  Questions Defense Expert Says It Takes Two Hours for Absorption

§A:273  Questions to Show Bias of Defense Expert

B.   Cross-Examination of Defendant/Defense Witnesses

§A:280  Strategy

§A:281  Driving Patterns

§A:282  Activities Prior to Arrest

§A:283  Symptoms That Alcohol and Over Consumption Usually Produce in Defendant

§A:284  The Obvious

§A:285  New Drinking Pattern

§A:286  Drinking Companion Questions

§A:287  Questions for Bartender

VIII.     Closing Argument

A.   Introduction

§A:300  Preparation

§A:301  Moral Behavior and Physical Appearance

B.   First Argument

§A:310  Outline

§A:311  Explain the Charges

§A:312  Discuss the Facts

§A:313  Ask Jury to Convict

C.   Defense Argument and Rebuttal

§A:320  Defense Argument

§A:321  Rebuttal Argument

D.       Checklists for Closing Argument

§A:330  What to Do

§A:331  What to Avoid

E.   Common Defenses/Responses

§A:340  “My Client Only Made a Few Mistakes on the Field Sobriety Tests.”

§A:341  “There Was No Accident.”

§A:342  “My Client Wasn’t Driving.”

§A:343  “The Officer Made a Mistake in the Investigation.”

§A:344  “The Officer Is Biased and Just Wants to Win This Case.”

§A:345  “The Chemical Test Results Are Incorrect.”

§A:346  “My Client Had a Rising Blood Alcohol.”

§A:347  “The People Did Not Call a Certain Witness, So You Don’t Have All of the Evidence.”

§A:348  “The Evidence Leaves a Reasonable Doubt.”

§A:349  “There Really Was No Bad Driving in This Case.”

§A:350  “The Officer Is Mistaken, or Has Lied.”

§A:351  Arguments Based on Sympathy, Including Those With Racial Overtones

§A:352  “A Critical Fact Is Missing From the Arrest Report and the Officer Is Now Embellishing on the Report to Make the Case Seem Stronger.”

§A:353  “My Client Was Honest With You. He Didn’t Come in Here and Tell You That He Hadn’t Had Anything to Drink. He Had Two Beers, and That Was All.” (The “Two Beers” Defense.)

§A:354  “My Client Explained to You Why He Refused to Take the Chemical Test.”

§A:355  “Only a Minute Sample of Breath Was Actually Analyzed. You Can’t Even See The Alcohol in Such a Small Amount. Can You Convict a Person of a Crime Based Upon Such a Tiny Amount of Alcohol?”

§A:356  “Because My Client Performed Well on the Field Sobriety Tests, He Should Be Acquitted Because That Performance Raised a Reasonable Doubt.”

§A:357  “The People Get ‘Two Bites at The Apple.’ They Get to Argue to You Twice, But I Only Get One Chance.”

§A:358  “The DA Didn’t Disprove Our Case” or “Show My Client Was Lying; Therefore His Drinking Pattern Is to Be Believed, and Based Upon That Pattern, He Was Less Than .08 at the Time Of Driving.”

§A:359  “And, Finally, Ladies and Gentleman, I Ask You to Remember That I Cannot Speak to You Again. Please Listen to the Prosecutor’s Argument as I Will, Thinking of the Arguments That My Client and I Cannot Make.”

APPENDIX B: Deposition of Marcelline Burns

APPENDIX C: Arrest Video Analysis Form

TABLE OF CASES

INDEX 

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CA Legal Secretary $99

CA Lien Claims in Workers' Compensation Cases $119

CA Objections $99

CA Pretrial Practice & Forms $129

CA Workers' Compensation Law & Practice $149

FORECITE California service $295

- Florida -

FL Causes of Action $99

FL Criminal Cases Notebook $125

FL Criminal Trial Procedure $99

NEW FL Estate Planning $129

FL Family Law & Practice $129

FL Family Law Trial Notebook $99

FL Legal Secretary $129

- Illinois -

IL Objections $99

IL Pretrial Practice $129

- New York -

NY Civil Practice Before Trial $129

NY Fire District Officers' Guide $125

NY Judge Reviews & Court Directory $125

NY Objections $89.98

NY Trial Notebook $119

- Texas -

TX Criminal Forms $99

TX Criminal Jury Charges $129

TX Criminal Lawyer's Handbook $129

TX DTPA Forms & Practice Guide $99

TX Employment Law $149

TX Estate Planning $99

TX Objections $99

TX Pretrial Practice $129

NEW TX Probate Forms and Procedures $99

TX Small-Firm Practice Tools $99

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