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Why sober people fail Michigan field sobriety tests.

By Attorney James Czarnecki|Czarnecki & Taylor PLLC|NOV 6, 2022

Sober people can fail Michigan field sobriety tests.
Sober people can fail Michigan field sobriety tests.

First, what are field sobriety tests?

Sobriety tests are designed to assess a person’s level of intoxication. Field sobriety tests typically involve performing various physical and mental tasks in order to determine whether the person is under the influence of alcohol or some other substance. While these tests can help a police officer, sober people can fail them as well. In this blog, we will discuss some reasons sober people fail Michigan field sobriety tests and why their results should be viewed with caution. The most shocking fact is that there is no conclusive evidence that a sober person will perform better on a field sobriety person than a person who is impaired by alcohol.

Police uses field sobriety tests, sometimes called roadside tests, when they suspect that a person is operating while intoxicated, OWI in Michigan. An officer asks the individual to perform specific tests while noting the person’s balance, coordination, attention to instructions, etc. The officer will record the results to support probable cause for an OWI arrest.

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How to handle your Michigan arrest warrant.

By Attorney James Czarnecki|Czarnecki & Taylor PLLC|NOV 2, 2022

Michigan arrest warrants
How to handle your Michigan arrest warrant.

Warrants can be a distressing situation, and it may seem like you’re in the deep end with no easy way out. If you have an arrest warrant for you, we want to help. We’ll walk through how to handle your Michigan arrest warrant that’s been issued for you so that you can take care of what needs doing.

How does a Michigan arrest warrant get issued?

An arrest warrant is a court-authorized document allowing the police to arrest someone to bring them to court. A judge issues an arrest warrant after being presented with information from the police. Before the court authorizes the warrant, the police must appear before the judge and make a sworn statement. The statement must establish probable cause that a crime had been committed and that the person named in the warrant committed the crime. The officer’s statement must be supported by evidence.

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