Local DUI Attorney John Bateman Teaches Course on DWI Detection
Certainly no one will argue DUI is a serious problem in today's society and should be dealt with appropriately, however, the standardized field sobriety tests used to determine a person's intoxication level have come under attack for their lack of accuracy in determining an accused's sobriety. According to a recent experiment conducted by Dr. Spurgeon Cole of Clemson University, 14 officers were shown video tapes of subjects taking six common sobriety tests to determine which had consumed too much to drink and drive. On average, the officers determined 46% of of the subjects were legally intoxicated; in fact, 0 were.