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Information on Field Sobriety Tests

When a police officer stops a driver and suspects them of being under the influence of alcohol, they will usually request that the driver perform a field sobriety test. Field sobriety tests consist of physical or cognitive tests to determine a person’s sobriety. If you have been charged with DUI in Atlanta, and you were asked to perform a field sobriety test, you need to hire an attorney at our firm to make sure that the results of this test will not be used against you. In some cases, a driver’s actions during a field sobriety test can be used as evidence of DUI in court, something that could lead to conviction, a highly undesirable result.

There are many different types of field sobriety tests that a police officer may administer to a driver who is suspected of drunk driving. Only three field sobriety tests fall under the category of “standardized field sobriety tests,” because they have been extensively researched by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. The tests include:

• The One-Leg Stand
• The Walk & Turn
• The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test

Defending Against Failed Field Sobriety Tests

The attorneys at our Atlanta law firm have been representing clients charged with criminal offenses for many years, and as experienced DUI lawyers they are fully aware of all the problems a field sobriety test can pose to a case.  Certain types of field sobriety tests can even be difficult for a sober person to perform, and in these situations you will want an Atlanta DUI lawyer to be able to prove this. The last things you want after being charged with DUI is for your field sobriety test to be used against you. Your defense attorney will fight to show the inaccuracy of the test you were given, that way it will not be used as evidence to convict you of drunk driving.

For more information about field sobriety tests, contact an Atlanta DUI Attorney at Ross & Pines, LLC!