Beat Virginia DWI Due to the Time

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Hello my name is Andrew Flusche. I’m a Virginia traffic and
DUI attorney. You might can beat your Virginia DUI solely based
on time. If you’re arrested for DUI and then submit to a breath
or blood sample, in order to use the certificate of analysis
against you in the court, the Commonwealth has to fulfill what’s
called the implied consent statute, and basically what that
requires is several things. One of which is a lawful arrest for
DUI within three hours of the actual offense. So what does that
mean? Basically it means that the officer must arrest you, which
typically involves some type of laying of a hand on you and
announcing that you’re under arrest within three hours of when
you actually operated the vehicle. In many cases this isn’t an
issue because the officer pulled you over for speeding or
something, then does a little bit of roadside testing and then
decides he’s going to arrest you and put you in cuffs. Now
typically that happens well within the three-hour rule. The
cases where it gets interesting and we certainly can have some
kind of argument is usually when there’s an accident involved or
maybe if there was some type of citizen call about your driving
and the officer didn’t actually observe the driving. Then it can
be challenging for the Commonwealth to prove when the actual
driving occurred and that the arrest occurred within three hours
of that time, and that’s where there can be fruitful ground for
us to suppress the breath or blood certificate and if that
happens you could be looking at victory for your Virginia DUI.

Andrew Flusche

My name is Andrew Flusche. I am a traffic and misdemeanor defense lawyer in Virginia. I limit my practice to traffic tickets and misdemeanor defense, so I know the ins and outs of these offenses. I literally wrote the book on reckless driving in Virginia which you can get on Amazon here or download for free here. I opened my practice in 2008 after earning my Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. Since then, I have earned over 600 5-star reviews from happy clients on Google, Yelp, and Facebook. If you’ve been charged with a misdemeanor offense in Virginia, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Your initial consultation is always free, and you'll talk directly with me about the details of your case.

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