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Third DWI in St. Louis County With Blood Result

The client was arrested and charged with his 3rd DWI in St. Louis County, Missouri, with a blood result.

Facing a felony DWI charge, my client knew he couldn't just take a plea deal and get away without jail time. He needed an attorney with experience in multiple DWI cases. He hired me to defend his DWI case, to keep him out of jail and to avoid losing his license.

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Aggressive DWI Defense

After being arrested, he agreed to submit to a chemical test of his blood and was taken to the hospital where a nurse drew samples.

With a few days of his arrest, the client hired me. This allowed me to challenge the suspension of his driver's license by filing a request for an Administrative Hearing with the DOR.

--Met 15 Day Deadline for Requesting an Administrative Hearing--

Criminal Case

Later he was charged with the Class E Felony DWI as a Persistent Offender. Client faced up to 4 years in prison, and revocation of his driver's license if he were convicted.

In the criminal case, I immediately set it for a Preliminary Hearing to force the State to show it had probable cause for the arrest.

Before the Preliminary Hearing, I challenged the prior DWI convictions used by the State to enhance this DWI to a Felony charge.

License Case

In the Administrative Hearing, I challenged the reliability of the blood tests results and won my client’s license case and the order for his license suspension was overturned.

In the end, the Felony charge in the criminal case was amended to a Misdemeanor. And in the Administrative Hearing the DOR agreed that the blood results were unreliable and excluded them from evidence and overturned the suspension of his license. My client was extremely happy.

DWI Defense Strategies

There are many ways a skilled and experienced DWI attorney in St. Louis County can win your case. Challenging the prior convictions and reliability of blood test results are just two. Other strategies include:

The Stop: Challenging the justification for the Stop. Did the arresting officer have probable cause to pull you over?
Field Sobriety Tests: Did the investigating officer administer and grade the Field Sobriety Tests properly? Did the officer determine whether the driver was eligible for the tests or should the driver have been ineligible medical conditions resulting in bad knees or balancing issues.
Breathalyzer Machine: Was the machine properly maintained? Did the officer performing the testing procedure have the proper certification? Did the machine have a history of false positives or inaccurate results?
Reports & Videos: Do the videos conflict with the written reports?
Motion to Exclude Evidence: If you the officer violated your constitutional rights in gathering his evidence, I can requests the Court to toss the evidence.

All these tactics and more can be used to help defend your DWI case.

Hire an Experienced Third DWI Lawyer

Each case is different and requires different strategies but hiring an experienced Third DWI lawyer in St. Louis County gives you the best shot at winning your case. Anthony Bretz has been representing clients in felony drunk driving cases in St. Louis County for nearly 20 years. Contact him now for a free consultation.