A Practical Guide to Trying DUI Cases in Rhode Island
Practice tips for prosecution and defense – from the stop to the trial

- Product Number: 2110366B00
- Publication Date: 2/25/2011
- Edition: 1st Edition 2011
- Copyright: © 2011 MCLE, Inc.
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Product Description
Product Description
Designed specifically for lawyers who defend and prosecute drunk driving cases in Rhode Island, A Practical Guide to Trying DUI Cases in Rhode Island is a first for the State of Rhode Island. Editor Richard S. Humphrey, Esq. of Tiverton, RI has assembled a winning cadre of DUI experts to join him in developing this must-have resource, which offers practical, seasoned guidance backed by case law and statutory authorities. A Practical Guide to Trying DUI Cases in Rhode Island has been tailored to serve as a practice resource for both Rhode Island prosecutors and defense counsel.
Among the hundreds of valuable practice tips, current case citations, and tested trial strategies for both sides of the counsel table, you will find guidance on:
- Statutory authority for DUI stops, arrests, and testing;
- Potential collateral consequences that can arise when a client is misinformed;
- Self-incrimination and due process issues associated with second offense refusals;
- Case law governing prosecutorial access to a suspect's blood and to records of his/her blood content in these various settings;
- Various types of field sobriety testing, test device technology, including new infrared technology;
- Physiological aspects of alcohol consumption in the human body;
- Methods of operating test devices, administering tests, and reporting results;
- How testing devices are calibrated and maintained;
- Issues that regularly arise during the course of a prosecutor's investigation into the viability of a case and his or her preparation for trial;
- A spectrum of pretrial motions in Rhode Island DUI cases;
Featured are sample jury instructions, a checklist of motions, cresting case law and sample pleadings, as well as key citations to statutes and regulations. Use this book as a reference resource when preparing for your first – or next – DUI case in Rhode Island.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
expand allChapter 1 expandStatutory Authority for Rhode Island Drunk Driving Law
Buy ChapterChapter 2 expandThe “Midnight Call”—Handling Your First Communications with a Potential Client
Buy ChapterChapter 3 expandSecond Offense and Refusal Cases
Buy ChapterChapter 4 expandBlood Evidence in the Prosecution of DUI Cases
Buy ChapterChapter 5 expandBreathalyzer, Alcohol, and Field Sobriety Tests
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- Preliminary Breath Test Rules and Regulations 2006 Buy FormChapter 6 expandRight to a Physical Examination
Buy ChapterChapter 7 expandSearch and Seizure in Drunk Driving Cases
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- Rhode Island's Search Warrant and Implied Consent Statutes: Biological Material and Legislative Abrogation of State v. Dearmas and State v. DiStefano Buy FormChapter 8 expandPreparing the DUI Case in Rhode Island: The Prosecution's Perspective
Buy ChapterChapter 9 expandPretrial Motion Practice in Criminal Cases in State Court
Buy ChapterChapter 10 expandAmendments to the Rhode Island Superior Court Rules of Criminal Procedure (Effective July 1, 2002)
Buy ChapterChapter 11 expandAppeals of First-Offense Refusal Convictions
Buy ChapterAppendix I expandCase Law Pertaining to Drunk Driving Prosecution and Defense
Buy ChapterAppendix II expandSearch and Seizure Without Warrants Checklists: An Explanatory Note, Overview, and Table of Contents
Buy ChapterAppendix III expandExculpatory Evidence Checklist
Buy ChapterAppendix IV expandStipulated Protective Order Governing the Disclosure and Use of Confidential Material
Buy ChapterAppendix V expandDefendant's Jury Instructions for DUI Cases
Buy ChapterAppendix VI expandSelected Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Offenses Pertinent to Driving Under the Influence of Liquor and Drugs
Buy ChapterAppendix VII expandSignificant Case Decisions
Buy ChapterAppendix VIII expandExcerpts from Rhode Island Department of Health Manuals
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