California Marijuana Laws – Driving patterns associated with marijuana impairment Driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal – period. However, it is often difficult for an officer to specifically…
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Field Sobriety Tests: Standardized FST
…can be traced to physical problems unrelated to alcohol use. Alcohol causes both mental and physical impairment, but mental impairment always takes place before physical impairment occurs. Physical impairment can…
Field Sobriety Tests: Non-Standardized FST
…it comes to alcohol intoxication, mental impairment always occurs before physical impairment. Some individuals have a high tolerance for alcohol and can mask signs of physical impairment, but mental impairment…
Cannabis and the Changing Landscape of Impaired Driving
…the absence of any chemical test. The key, when it comes to impairment, is whether the driver is unable to drive with the same caution as a person of ordinary…
One-leg Stand Test
…When an individual drinks alcohol, mental impairment always occurs before physical impairment. Individuals with a high tolerance for alcohol can mask physical impairment, but mental impairment cannot be disguised. If…
Field Sobriety Tests
…determine both the motorist’s physical and mental impairment, it should be remembered that experts on both sides of the law agree that mental impairment will always precede physical impairment. Physical…
Expert Witnesses in DUI / DWI cases
…that mental impairment always precedes physical impairment when a person is intoxicated. This means that if there was no evidence of mental impairment, but was some physical impairment, the physical…
Expert Witnesses in DUI / DWI Cases
…that mental impairment always precedes physical impairment when a person is intoxicated. This means that if there was no evidence of mental impairment, but was some physical impairment, the physical…
Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
…mental and physical impairment, but mental impairment always takes place before physical impairment occurs. Physical impairment can be masked by individuals with a high tolerance for alcohol, but mental impairment…
Under the Influence as an Element of a California DUI / DWI Case
…physical impairment. The problem with this test is that DUI / DWI experts agree that with respect to impairment as a result of alcohol, mental impairment always precedes physical impairment….