Description:
For even the most seasoned attorney admitted to practice in the State of North Carolina, defending DWI cases has always presented special challenges. Today mounting a successful defense is more difficult than ever. Now you have the advantage with North Carolina DWI Defense: The Law and Practice. This text and supplementary DVD contains the most important information to help you attain a successful verdict. Written by J. Scott Smith and James Nesci, both members of the National College for DUI Defense, North Carolina DWI Defense: The Law and Practice ensures that you understand the chemical, biological and technological concepts and issues underlying DWI prosecution and defense in the State of North Carolina. The authors provide the most up-to-date information available on key areas of DWI law in North Carolina including: DWI Investigations, Driving and Field Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition, Evaluation and Chemical Testing, Blood Alcohol Calculations, Pre-trial Investigations and Motions, Practice, Plea Offers and Agreements, DWI Trial Procedures, and more. Many practical tools and applications designed to streamline and simplify the complex DWI defense process have been developed along with this book. They are all included on a bonus DVD--so you can locate, review and print them out in a matter of seconds. The companion DVD contains NHTSA studies, articles and visual detection videos. Lawyers & Judges has published fourteen state-specific DUI defense reference books. A practitioner in Colorado raved in the Colorado Lawyer that Colorado DUI Defense: The Law and Practice is a must-have resource and would make a nice gift for the lawyers in your life who practice DUI defense. The Wisconsin Lawyer reviewer gave Wisconsin OWI Defense: The Law and Practice a touchdown review, calling the book the best book I have read pertaining to Wisconsin operating-while-intoxicated (OWI) law, and one of the best in dealing with the substance of OWI law.