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Permalink to Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 7 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 7 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 7: "Educating The Jury," expert DUI Attorney McShane explains how to beat a state drug expert by demonstrating to jurors the difference between a valid and conclusve result and a real-world false conclusion [...]

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DUI Blood Testing Review

I have blogged a lot on Blood Testing for DUI and specifically Gas Chromatography for alcohol (ETOH) or drugs of abuse testing used in DUI prosecutions. Some people ask:  Justin, your posts are so hyper-technical, why do you post such detailed stuff?   When you are facing a Pennsylvania DUI, possible consequences include jail time, [...]

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Permalink to Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 6 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 6 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 6: "Solid Dose Drug Testing," expert DUI Attorney McShane focuses on solid does drug testing, and explains why gas chromatography is the most accurate drug identification system, but oly if preformed properly. The [...]

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Permalink to Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 5 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 5 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 5: "Drug Testing Overview," expert DUI Attorney McShane presents an overview the different types of DUI-D testing systems and the shortcomings of each. The McShane Firm is the premiere DUI/DWI law firm in [...]

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Permalink to Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 4 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 4 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 4: "Dosage and Drug Response," expert DUI Attorney McShane explains the important roles of both the drug response curve and chronic dose sample error in successfully defending DUI-D cases. The McShane Firm is [...]

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Permalink to Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 3 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 3 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 3: "Pharmacology," expert DUI Attorney McShane explains the differences, both in testing procedure and impairment determination, between DUI Alcohol and DUI Drug cases. The McShane Firm is the premiere DUI/DWI law firm in [...]

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Permalink to Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 2 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 2 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 2: "Drug Identification and Quantification," expert DUI Attorney McShane details the difference between impaired and metabolite states, and explains why "the numbers by themselves are meaningless or junk." The McShane Firm is the [...]

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Permalink to Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 1 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 1 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane

Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In this introduction, expert DUI Attorney McShane presents an overview of how DUI lawyers can use forensic science to successfully defend clients accused of DUI-D cases. The McShane Firm is the premiere DUI/DWI law firm [...]

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What’s more important Sports or Courts?

Olympic doping lab world’s most sophisticated A dope-testing lab considered the most sophisticated in the world is up and running for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. I read this article the other day and it got me thinking: What’s more important making sure a cheater doesn’t win a race or making sure an innocent [...]

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Permalink to Why saying the sample was run on a gas chromatograph is nearly meaningless

Why saying the sample was run on a gas chromatograph is nearly meaningless

Saying the sampling was done on a Gas Chromatograph is like saying that you won a car.  Both description are useful in that they help differentiate.  In the case of all vehicles, it is useful to distinguish cars from trucks or motorcycles. Whereas in the case of chemical testing, it is useful to distinguish gas [...]

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