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Old 09-20-2005, 06:07 PM
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REPRESENTED MYSELF....RETEST breathalyzer

What is the name of your state?colorado
I blew 0.082 and the limit is 0.080. I'm going to have my breathalyzer retest on a lab but im goign to represent myself, is this a good a idea? and any suggestions what to tell the judge? than you
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What is the name of your state?colorado
I blew 0.082 and the limit is 0.080. I'm going to have my breathalyzer retest on a lab but im goign to represent myself, is this a good a idea? and any suggestions what to tell the judge? than you
I'm not sure what you are saying ... you're going to have a lab test the breathalizer machine?!? The machine doesn't save a sample of your breath for testing later, so that idea would bear no fruit.

As for represnting yourself ... all I can say is that the money you save on attorney's fees will be spent on the fines and court fees you'll be paying when you are found guilty.

DUI defense is a very technical game. Unless you know what you are doing, you couldn't begin to do it adequately.

Put it this way ... even *I* would get a DUI attorney! I would never think of defending myself against a DUI charge and I have some idea what I'm doing!

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Old 09-20-2005, 07:04 PM
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You are out of your freakin' mind if you represent yourself

Anybody who represents themselves has a fool for a client!!!!!

Just my opinion, take it or leave it...
Do NOT... under ANY circumstance represent yourself.
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Anybody who represents themselves has a fool for a client!!!!!

Just my opinion, take it or leave it...
Sounds familiar.


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What is the name of your state?colorado
I blew 0.082 and the limit is 0.080. I'm going to have my breathalyzer retest on a lab but im goign to represent myself, is this a good a idea? and any suggestions what to tell the judge? than you
I can see no reason to hire an attorney for this. There's no way they will get a conviction with only .002 over the limit. You do not have to tell the judge anything as anything you say can be used against you. Take the 5th and you will do just fine.


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My BAC was .081, and I got a conviction. This is important: They have to prove impairment. The BAC is only one piece of evidence in the case the prosecution is building. There are witnesses, the cop or cops' testimony, field sobriety tests, film of the arrest, etc. In the end, it's your word that you were not drunk against the cop's or cops' and anyone else they produce in their case. You can best believe that the breath machine has all its calibration papers up to date. If not, you can bring that to your defense. But they just don't make the mistake of not keeping those up to date.
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