Dearborn 19th District Court Drunk Driving Charges - Judge Wygonik, Hultgren and Judge Somers
If you're charged with drunk driving at the 19th District Court in Dearborn, Michigan, and you've been offered a chemical test by the police, you now have a right to have your own independent chemical test by your own person. The standard is "reasonable opportunity" to have an independent chemical test.
If you've been denied this right, the immediate remedy is NOT suppression of the results or dismissal of the drunk driving charges. What you will be entitled to is a jury instruction stating that this right was violated, and your attorney can argue this point to your advantage.
If you've been denied this right, the immediate remedy is NOT suppression of the results or dismissal of the drunk driving charges. What you will be entitled to is a jury instruction stating that this right was violated, and your attorney can argue this point to your advantage.