In Trial of Repeat Drunk Driver, Arresting Officer may have his Credibility Challenged with Evidence of His Own Recent DUI Arrest : DUI Lawyer Mukilteo, DUI Attorney Everett

By Riley S. Lovejoy, Attorney at Law – Prosecutors are challenging in Superior Court the District Court Judge’s ruling that evidence of an arresting officer’s recent arrest for DUI can be raised by the defendant in a drunk driving case.  The District Court judge ruled that evidence of the officer’s statements during his own arrest undermine his credibility as a witness in the defendant’s case.  For example, the officer was arrested with a blood alcohol level of .11. When he was pulled over and asked how much he had to drink that night, he claimed he drank only a 25-ounce beer eight hours before he was stopped.  Read the Seattle PI’s story here.

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