Field Sobriety Tests

If you were arrested for DUI recently, there is a police report out there with your name on it, and reading it is going to hurt. Weaving. Bloodshot eyes. Slurred speech. "Failed" roadside exercises....

If you were arrested for driving under the influence of a drug and never touched a drop of alcohol, you are not imagining how strange this feels. Maybe you took a medication your own doctor prescribed, exactly as the bottle said. Maybe you used lawful medical marijuana days earlier....

If an officer recently asked you to walk a line, stand on one leg, or follow a pen with your eyes, you're probably replaying every wobble and telling yourself you failed. I want to slow that tape down....

The State's case rested on an involuntary eye movement. The jury did not accept it as proof of impairment beyond a reasonable doubt....