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www.dmcantor.com Its no secret that David M Cantor, a Phoenix DUI Lawyer, has issue with how Andrew Thomas conducted himself as Maricopa County Attorney. We have posted a few videos regarding this. Today David talks about Thomas’ response to the “legitimacy of the State Bar of Arizona’s case to have him disbarred”. Thomas is arguing that “the state Bar’s independent investigator, John Gleason” is not qualified to handle the case since he is not licensed to practice law in Arizona. He also argues that the Supreme Court’s probable-cause panelist, former Chief Justice Charles Jones, went beyond his authority by recommending that Thomas be disbarred. If you have watched our Blog before you may have seen our video on Pro Hoc Vice. In that video David explains how Lawyers can practice law in any state whether they are licensed for that particular state or not. This is how OJ’s dream team was brought together. So it seems that Mr. Thomas is confused about how that part of the law works. His statement about Chief Justice Charles Jones going too far in his recommendation of disbarment for the former Maricopa County Attorney. So the body responsible for ruling on a lawyers disbarment cannot make the recommendation? That is another odd interpretation of Law Mr. Thomas. It will be interesting to see how this progresses now that Thomas has formally filed against the State Bar complaint. He is due back for hearings on April 14 along with his two former deputies, Lisa Aubuchon and …

For even the most seasoned Arizona Attorney, defending DUI cases has always presented special challenges. Today, due to legislative developments, the introduction of blood alcohol-testing technologies, and an increasingly harsh prosecutorial climate, mounting a successful defense is more difficult than ever. That’s why Arizona attorneys will come to rely on Arizona DUI Defense: The Law and Practice.

Written by James Nesci, Board Certified by the National College for DUI Defense and Arizona DUI law expert, Arizona DUI Defense: The Law and Practice ensures that you understand the chemical, biological and technological concepts and issues underlying DUI prosecution and defense in the State of Arizona. You may rely on James Nesci for up-to-date information on key areas including: DUI Investigations, Driving & Field Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition Evaluation and Chemical Testing, Blood Alcohol Calculations, Pre-trial Investigations and Motions, Practice, Plea Offers and Agreements, and DUI Trial Procedures.

Many practical tools and applications designed to streamline and simplify the complex DUI defense process have been developed along with this book. They are all included on a bonus CD-ROM – so you can locate, review and print them out in a matter of seconds.

Book Topics Include:

• Types of DUI
• Role of the Motor Vehicle Division
• Pre-trial investigation
• DUI investigations
• Driving behavior
• Field sobriety testing
• Drug Recognition
• Chemical testing for alcohol and drugs
• Blood alcohol calculations
• Use of expert witnesses
• DUI jury trial information
• Client relations
• Ethics and advertising
• Arizona Rules of Evidence
• Notices of proposed rulemaking

CD-ROM topics include:

• USDOT “Drugs That Impair Driving” student manual and teacher manual
• Color-coded “DUI Mandatory Sentencing Chart”
• USDOT “DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing” student manual and teacher manual
• USDOT “SFST Refresher Training Course” student manual and teacher manual
• Arizona rules
• Jury instructions
• NHTSA “The Detection of DWI Motorcyclists” brochure
• NHTSA visual detection (videos)

Arizona Dui Defense: The Law and Practice

People with previous drunk driving convictions make up approximately one-third of the drunk driving problems in America. Spite 27 years of public education and law enforcement’s best efforts—people continue to drive drunk. In fact, the most frequent time of day for recording elevated BAC levels is generally at 7:00 a.m.

Most states are getting tougher on those who repeatedly drink and drive. In many states the person is authorized for a restricted license and the hearing officer must order the installation of an ignition interlock device in any vehicle the person intends to drive. The interlock device must be installed for the first year of license restrictions, which means the person cannot drive until after the ignition interlock device has been installed. After the year, they may petition for a hearing to have it removed. During the hearing the offender must present a final report issued by a provider to establish the mandatory minimum length of installation required by law.

According to a great deal of research breath alcohol ignition interlock devices are one of the most effective ways of keeping convicted drunk drivers from continuing to drive drunk. In fact, interlocks have proven to be up to 90 percent effective when installed on a vehicle and have proven to stop individuals from driving drunk during high-risk time periods. When used by the courts or state motor vehicle departments along with monitoring, reporting and support programs, ignition interlock devices provide drunk drivers with an alternative to full license suspension. The use of Ignition Interlock systems is spreading across the country with more than 37 states enacting legislation for integration into the DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) sentencing process.  DUI offenders definitely benefit from Ignition Interlock Devices. It makes their lives and the lives of family members more secure as it allows for individuals who have DUI convictions to drive to work, pick up children and run errands without disruption.

Originally published here.