Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 3: "Pharmacology," expert DUI Attorney McShane explains the differences, both in testing procedure and impairment determination, between DUI Alcohol and DUI Drug cases. The McShane Firm is the premier DUI/DWI law firm in…
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Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 2 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane
Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 2: "Drug Identification and Quantification," expert DUI Attorney McShane details the difference between impaired and metabolite states, and explains why "the numbers by themselves are meaningless or junk." The McShane Firm is the…
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Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 1 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane
Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In this introduction, expert DUI Attorney McShane presents an overview of how DUI lawyers can use forensic science to successfully defend clients accused of DUI-D cases. The McShane Firm is the premier DUI/DWI law firm…
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Putting Innocent People in Jail
I came across this article and it made me sick to my stomach. It made me mad and when you read it I’m sure you’ll be mad too. A “forensics” lab in San Diego was found to be producing faulty test results that lead to innocent people being convicted of being under the influence of…
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CNN and CBS news analyst Lisa Bloom interviews Pennsylvania DUI Lawyer Justin McShane on DUID and Marijuana
CNN and CBS news analyst Lisa Bloom interviews Pennsylvania DUI Lawyer Justin J McShane about Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, Marijuana metabolites, second hand marijuana smoke and the importance of pharmacology in DUID cases. -Justin J. McShane, Esquire, Pennsylvania DUI Attorney I am the highest rated DUI Attorney in PA as Rated by Avvo.com You…
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Lisa Bloom Interview with Pennsylvania DUI Attorney Justin McShane
Lisa Bloom of CBS and CNN interviews Pennsylvania DUI Attorney Justin McShane. In this interview ignition interlock devices issues and malfunctions are discussed. Also what makes the McShane Firm different from all other Pennsylvania DUI law firms is discussed. The question of will alcohol inpatient treatment help me is addressed. Finally, Driving Under the Influence of…
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DUI or a Stroke, Some Cops Can’t Tell the Difference
Several weeks ago, I blogged on the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) protocol and specifically the Finger-to-Nose Test and the Romberg Balance Test and I half jokingly wrote the following: In that post I concluded that Like many tests used at roadside [or in the DRE protocol], the designed and intended use of a legitimate and useful…
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The Finger-to-Nose Test is misused in DUID or DRE evaluations
Last week, I explained the clinically designed purpose of the Romberg Balance Test and how in a meaningful way it has never even been facially validated for its intended or purported purpose as a method of recording drug-related impairment in DUID cases, but rather is used as a neurological screening test to rule-out in only…
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The Problem with Drug Recognition Expert and Why it is Designed for Failure
When people think of DUI, they often think of Drunk Driving meaning drinking too much alcohol. There is, of course, another form of DUI that is referred to as DUID or Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, both legal prescription drugs and illegal drugs. As such, it now becomes very important for DUI Lawyers to…
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