Seeing You through a DWI Charge

Thomas A. Corletta, Attorney & Counselor at Law, is well versed in DWI issues and will raise all applicable issues in your case. He will personally handle all aspects of your case, including research, and will not hand it off to an associate or subordinate. Please call our DWI law office for an appointment, or to request a personal consultation with our family law attorney.

Driving While Intoxicated
The defense of Driving While Intoxicated cases is a distinct, technical area in criminal law. DWI cases have special procedural and evidentiary rules and are prosecuted differently as opposed to so-called "regular crimes" by local District Attorney's Offices sensitive to public awareness of the problems of drinking/driving.

The defense of drinking/driving cases is evolving, requiring the practitioner to stay current with evolving police techniques in field sobriety and breath testing. This also involves knowledge by the practitioner of the scientific principles underlying breath and field sobriety testing to effectively challenge the results of those tests.

While the layman may believe the typical DWI case is "open
and shut," there are many avenues of attack, both from a

procedural standpoint and from the standpoint of challenging the admissibility and quality of the evidence presented.

Experienced in DWI
Mr. Corletta has numerous published and unpublished DWI cases in this area, including issues such as probable cause, stop and arrest, sufficiency of the accusatory instrument, and the admissibility of breath test results.

Consequences of DWI
To give the layman an idea of the complexity of drinking/driving defense, in Western New York, there are currently 3 different machines being used to obtain breath samples: the older technology Breathalyzer, and new "infrared" devices such as the BAC DataMaster, and the Alcotest 7110 MK-III. Some of these devices are so new that they have not been adequately tested in the courts for reliability.

There are also more common issues such as loss of license, conditional licensing, re-obtaining the full license, participation in the Drinking Drivers Program, or alcohol treatment programs. Therefore, each DWI case should be evaluated fully, taking into account all relevant considerations.

Make sure you understand the ins and outs of your DWI
charge by contacting our Rochester, New York, firm today.