ABA Connection  New Test for DUI Defense  Advances in Technology
and Stricter Laws Create Challenges for Lawyers  A correction
has been made to this story.  Posted Feb 25, 2005 5:47 AM CST By
Margaret Graham Tebo    • Print   • Reprints   • Share  Long a
staple of many a general law practice, defending clients charged
with drunken driving has evolved into a more complex and
specialized field.  The changes track the ever-more
sophisticated technology used to detect impaired drivers and a
cultural shift that has raised the severity of punishment and
imposed a stigma on those arrested.  More states now mandate
license revocation, alcohol evaluation and treatment, and jail
time or house arrest for a conviction for DUI, also known as
driving under the influence. (In some jurisdictions, the offense
is known as DWI, or driving while intoxicated.) As the stakes
increase, defense attorneys need detailed knowledge of how
Breathalyzers work, about the physiology of the human body, and
about the intricacies of field sobr