Tampa DUI Attorney

With how much more strict the courts are today, even with first time offenders, a Tampa DUI attorney has a significantly harder time winning a case compared to years ago. Are you aware that law enforcement agents can administer blood tests to evaluate blood alcohol levels? As if there aren't enough flaws and cut corners with breathalyzer tests, now blood tests are thrown into the equation. While police can only administer a legal blood draw if someone is injured or killed, hospitals can perform a medical blood draw regardless of the arresting situation. Of course, an experienced Tampa DUI attorney will tell you that although you would assume that a blood test is cold hard evidence, it's really not. The partners at Parks & Braxton who handle these cases understand that there are challenges to these tests as well, such as:

• The arresting officer was not actually legally permitted to request a blood test. If you were simply pulled over and there was no accident and no one was hurt yet you were arrested because of a blood test, there's a problem there!

• A breathalyzer test should have been given instead.

• The person who gave the test was not a qualified, properly trained professional.

• The sample of blood that was taken from you was not handled properly.

• Fermentation occurred because the acquired sample of blood was not mixed properly.

• The blood test kit exceeded the expiration date.

• The chain of custody was not followed out in order.

Challenging a blood test is generally more difficult and expensive but it can be done with the right Tampa DUI attorney. You need to hire someone who is well educated on gas chromatography and knows what to look for and how to effectively expose flaws in blood work.

Under 21?

If you are under 21 and have been arrested, your need for a highly qualified and extremely experienced Tampa DUI attorney just multiplied by about 100. Tampa courts are extremely strict when it comes to underage drinkers and penalties can be fierce. Not only do you face jail time, fines and loss of license, charges can certainly affect your schooling, career choice and short and long-term goals you have made for yourself.Although the officer has the right to simply issue a license suspension for the under age driver, this rarely happens. Your Tampa DUI attorney from Parks & Braxton will tell you that once the driver is arrested, they face penalties identical to a driver of an older age. Immediate legal council with a respected Tampa DUI attorney who has handled these cases is crucial.

Contacting Parks & Braxton

A Tampa DUI attorney from Parks & Braxton is qualified to handle criminal DUI, felony DUI, under 21 DUI, drugs and DUI, DUI auto accidents, DUI causing injury, DUI manslaughter, out of state arrests and more. Visit their website to review their recently won DUI cases or call them at 813-228-7509. It is getting harder and harder to win these cases, don't trust your future to just any Tampa DUI attorney!