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Washington State DUI laws are among the strictest in the nation. Like most states, the legal limit is .08% but the reading is produced by testing breath alcohol, not blood alcohol. Breath alcohol does not impair a driver; it is only alcohol in the blood that impairs a driver. Thus, a blood test would be [...]

Fox Bowman Duarte partners Francisco Duarte and Diego Vargas participated in a seminar sponsored by the Washington State Bar Asssociation on February 25, 2010: “Evidence and Objection Boot Camp.” The well-attended seminar highlighted the best practices of handling exhibits, witnesses and objections. These are necessary skills for any attorney who will take a DUI or [...]

Recently I represented a client who was charged with DUI in the Seattle area after a detention and arrest by a local police officer. A review of the police report led me to believe that this could be a difficult case. All the “signs” police are trained to look for were in this report: Weaving, speeding, [...]

After a Seattle DUI arrest or an arrest for DUI anywhere in Washington state, the citizen who has been arrested for DUI will be asked to take a breath test.  As of the date of this blog, the DataMaster breath testing machine (in two variations) is the only device approved for DUI evidential use.  It [...]

Our Implied Consent Law states that an individual under arrest for a misdemeanor DUI in Washington state has the “right” to refuse to submit to a breath test. Most citizens know this, and, on average, probably less than 20% of those arrested for DUI in Seattle or elsewhere in Washington State refuse to …

Most people refer to a violation of the Washington State DUI law as “drunk driving.” Certainly, as any Seattle DUI lawyer will tell you, a person who is drunk and then drives is in violation of the law. However, the law doesn’t actually have the words “drunk driving” anywhere in it. Washington State’s …

FBD partners Francisco Duarte and Jon Fox were speakers at the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers seminar “Trial Skills” which was held on May 15, 2009 in SeaTac. The topic of discussion was jury selection or Voir Dire with the theme “Truth or Dare.” In any DUI …

We at Fox Bowman Duarte pride ourselves on being on the cutting edge of the law so that we can provide excellent representation for our clients who are accused of DUI. However, we know from experience that there is more to providing excellent representation than just knowing the law. Illustrating the results of this approach, the [...]

If a DUI arrest occurs within the city limits of Bothell, then there are three potential courts in which the case might be filed.  This is because some of  Bothell is in Snohomish County and a portion of it is in King County. It is one of those rare cities where jurisdiction for a DUI arrest …

In DUI cases it may seem  to the uninitiated that a trial would not be wise.  After all, how can a jury find someone Not Guilty of a DUI charge when the evidence seems overwhelming and it includes a breath test over the legal limit? There are, in fact, numerous Washington State DUI cases where  a dedicated DUI defense attorney secured [...]