Recent Cases Which May Be Helpful In Your Defense Of A Colorado DUI

1. State v. Homan: Field Sobriety Tests not allowed to establish probable cause unless done correctly.
   
   
2. Knowles v. Iowa: Officers may not search beyond what is necessary for officer safety in a routine traffic stop.
   
   
3. People v. Redderson: Consent for a search my not be obtained by coercion, deception, duress, promises, threats, intrusive conduct or undue influence.
   
   
4. People v. Carlson: An officer must have probable cause to order a driver to take roadside sobriety tests. Otherwise consent must be voluntary.
   
   
5. U.S. v. Lambert: A defendant was seized while agents held his driver's license for 20 minutes.
   
   
6. U.S. v. Buchannan: The defendants were seized when the troopers separated them from their vehicle.
   
   
7. U.S. v. Mitchell: A defendant retains his priveledge against self-incrimination through sentencing.
   
   
8. Florida v. J.L.: A seizure can not be made based on an uncorroborated anonymous tip.
   
   
9. People v. Roybal: Odor of alcohol and an unexplained accident are not sufficient for an arrest.
   
   
10. U.S. Gastellum: A one-time weave over solid white line on right does not justify a stop.