Colorado Field Sobriety Test Lawyer

A Colorado field sobriety test lawyer can challenge roadside sobriety test results and help protect your rights after a DUI arrest.

The performance of roadside field sobriety tests, including standard field sobriety tests, is completely voluntary under Colorado law, even for suspected drunk drivers during a DUI arrest based on reasonable suspicion. Yet once you have performed field sobriety tests, such as the one-leg stand test or walk-and-turn test, they can be used as evidence against you in court as part of the legal process, potentially affecting your driver’s license and legal representation strategy. Getting the results of the tests suppressed, especially when environmental factors, poor lighting, or medical conditions are present, can go a long way toward obtaining a positive outcome in a DUI trial and avoiding legal consequences from poor performance.

My name is J.B. Katz, a criminal defense attorney with extensive experience, defending people accused of DUI, DWAI, and other drunk driving crimes through my law firm. I aggressively defend my clients using every relevant fact, legal complexities, and point of Colorado’s express consent law in the same manner.

How a Colorado Field Sobriety Test Lawyer Can Defend Your Rights

You should know that just because you failed when you performed DUI tests, which may include three standardized tests recognized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it does not mean that the outcome of your case is a foregone conclusion or that you are facing automatic penalties. DUI cases can be won, and I will use every means at my disposal to defend you during a DUI investigation.

As a field sobriety test attorney, I have successfully defended many clients against DUI charges in the courtroom, and I do not hesitate to do so when the state’s case has flaws. If I can’t persuade a prosecutor to drop a DUI charge, I will defend you at trial.

In our part of Colorado, police cars do not have dash cameras to record what happens at traffic stops. At trial, that means that evidence regarding the performance of field sobriety tests and other roadside tests, including the portable breath test results and walking in a straight line results, must come from the police officer.

Often, their memories can fail, and under my cross-examination, additional gaps and inconsistencies in their stories may become obvious. And when a jury hears that even sober people sometimes have trouble performing field sobriety tests, it can further weaken the state’s case.

I have represented people accused of DUI and other crimes for more than 20 years. I have received training in the administration of field sobriety tests and other drunk driving tests as a member of the National College for DUI Defense. I will defend you every step of the way and help you to avoid serious consequences.

Protect Your Driving Privileges With A Colorado Field Sobriety Test Lawyer

To schedule your free consultation with a Colorado field sobriety test lawyer, please call or text (970) 453-5533 or send me an email to discuss your case. My office is located in Breckenridge, and I help people throughout the region fight their drunk driving charges.