DUI and DWI Criminal Defenses in Phoenix, AZ

Our experienced Phoenix, Arizona criminal and DUI defense attorneys have successfully defended well over one thousand individuals accused of DUI and DWI in Arizona.

If you feel your Arizona DUI charges are unfair, The Gillespie Law Firm, P.C. can help. Our Phoenix Arizona DUI defense firm has the expertise, the knowledge and the experience to help you fight these DUI charges and win. Our Phoenix DUI defense lawyers have a proven track record of getting many DUI cases dismissed or having the charges reduced. We know the ins and outs of the judicial system and are ready to fight to protect your rights.

Each year, well over 100,000 individuals in Arizona are stopped and investigated for DUI. However, research shows many people arrested and charged with DUI are not guilty because they haven’t had too much to drink. In many cases, police officers who are overzealous, improperly trained, or who otherwise make mistakes, incorrectly determine a driver who has been drinking is driving while under the influence. Field sobriety tests can be improperly administered and misinterpreted. Breath and blood alcohol testing equipment can malfunction or be improperly used. DUI suspects can be treated unfairly, resulting in important constitutional rights not being provided.

A brief overview of Arizona DUI and DWI defenses is outlined below. However, much more information about Arizona DUI defense and our Phoenix DUI defense practice is provided at PhoenixDUIlawyers.com.

Successfully defending against an Arizona DUI or a DWI charge depends on first recognizing that many cases are manageable and defensible. In Arizona, there are many potential defenses to drunk driving charges. Generally, the most common defenses can be summarized as follows:

  1. Lack of Driving or Actual Physical Control
  2. No Reasonable Suspicion to Stop
  3. No Probable Cause to Arrest
  4. Improperly Administered Field Sobriety Tests (FST’s)
  5. Denial of the Right to Counsel
  6. Violation of Miranda Warnings
  7. Inaccuracy of the Breath Testing Device
  8. Subtractive Retrograde or “Rising BAC Defense”
  9. Deficiencies in Blood Alcohol Testing & Issues in Blood Cases
  10. Denial of Independent Test

For more information and to discuss your particular case or to schedule a free office consultation with one of our DUI and DWI defense lawyers, please call 602.253.1010 or complete the Contact Us form for an immediate response from The Gillespie Law Firm. For directions to our office, please Click Here. For more information about The Gillespie Law Firm’s Arizona DUI defense practice, please visit PhoenixDUIlawyers.com.