West Virginia DUI Defense: The Law and Practice
West Virginia DUI Defense: The Law and Practice is the definitive reference for defending DUI cases in West Virginia. Written by Harley O. Wagner and James Nesci — both members of the National College for DUI Defense — this 260-page volume covers the chemical, biological, and technological concepts underlying DUI prosecution and defense in West Virginia, with the most current state-specific information available.
Includes a bonus DVD-ROM with NHTSA manuals, SFST validation studies, WV rules and regulations, MVD court abstracts, and NHTSA visual detection videos.
- Authors: Harley O. Wagner & James Nesci
- ISBN-10: 1-933264-36-5
- ISBN-13: 978-1-933264-36-3
- Copyright: June 1, 2010
- Pages: 260
- Binding: Casebound with DVD-ROM
- Size: 8.5 x 11 inches
Topics Include:
- Types of DUI in West Virginia — misdemeanor, felony, negligent homicide, and reckless driving
- West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and implied consent
- Pre-trial investigations and motions practice
- Plea offers, collateral consequences, and immigration consequences
- Voir dire, trial procedures, jury instructions, and sentencing
- DUI investigations, standardized field sobriety testing (SFST)
- Drug Recognition Evaluation (DRE) — 12-step protocol
- Chemical testing — breath, blood, and headspace gas chromatography
- Blood alcohol calculations and retrograde extrapolation
- Expert witness preparation, direct, and cross-examination
- DUI jury trial warpack — West Virginia case law reference
