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Important legal recommendations concerning the enforcement of New York DWI Laws in Westchester County from a Westchester County DWI Lawyer

Every Westchester County DWI Lawyer with any experience can warn you that Westchester County, NY is among some of the toughest counties in New York State in dealing with the prosecution and the enforcement of DWI cases. The Westchester County District Attorney and the Assistant District Attorneys work incessantly to bring DWI cases to trial. Consequently, you need a Criminal Defense to work with even more vigor. For DWI, blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08 is the legal limit. In actuality, if a driver’s BAC exceeds 0.12, the Westchester County District Attorney Office will seldom plea bargain even for the first time offender. This is just one illustration of how strict DWI law is executed by the District Attorney. Another one example is as follows:

A District Attorney had a prosecution that was high profile in which a car accident that was caused by a DWI tragically claimed several lives. The District Attorney filed a criminal murder case against the defendant. This upgraded a case of vehicular manslaughter into a murder case.

There are some valid defenses for charges of DWI and the right New York DWI lawyer can benefit you. All Westchester County DWI lawyers in our office understand the enormous weight of DWI charges and how they can change an individual’s life. For this reason, the Westchester County DWI lawyers with Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC are available for you at 800.696.9529 and will plan a DWI defense. We also offer a consultation at no charge. A few defense strategies that may be available are listed below.

DWI Lawyer for Westchester County Breathalyzer Defense Strategy

There are any number of reasons you may get an inaccurate reading from a Breathalyzer test. First, you must be aware of the process of a Breathalyzer. It measures the content of alcohol in your breath and from there an estimation of the blood alcohol content is given. You heard right, the BAC is only an estimate for DWI cases.

DWI Criminal Defense

Mouth Alcohol-You may have used mouthwash, used breath spray, or have tasted wine. Each of these items have alcohol as an ingredient and might register a false positive. The Breathalyzer simply registers your mouth alcohol and may say you are DWI, even though you did not swallow mouthwash, wine, etc.

More Defense Methods for cases of DWI

Motions; this may embody suppression or probable cause or failing to maintain the machine. Also, the machine may not have been working properly.

Testimony of witness:

  • Failure of the police officer to appropriately handle the evidence
  • Failure to administer a test to the subject within prescribed time

Failure to adhere to police procedure

Thus, if you find yourself facing a charge of DWAI (driving while ability impaired),DUI (driving under the influence), Aggravated DWI (BAC of 0.18 or higher), or DWI (driving while intoxicated) or any other traffic ticket, please call us at 800.696.9529 so Stephen Bilkis & Associates, PLLC can arrange a free consultation with one of our experienced Westchester County DWI Lawyer. We have offices located throughout NYC and Long Island.

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