For even the most seasoned attorney admitted to practice in the State of Virginia, defending DUI cases has always presented special challenges. Today mounting a successful defense is more difficult than ever. Now you have the advantage with Virginia DUI Defense: The Law and Practice. This text and supplementary DVD contains the most important information to help you attain a successful verdict. Written by Robert Battle and James Nesci, both members of the National College for DUI Defense, Virginia DUI Defense: The Law and Practice ensures that you understand the chemical, biological and technological concepts and issues underlying DUI prosecution and defense in the State of Virginia. The authors provide the most up-to-date information available on key areas of DUI law in Virginia including: DUI Investigations, Driving and Field Sobriety Testing, Drug Recognition, Evaluation and Chemical Testing, Blood Alcohol Calculations, Pre-trial Investigations and Motions, Practice, Plea Offers and Agreements, DWI Trial Procedures, and more. Many practical tools and applications designed to streamline and simplify the complex DUI defense process have been developed along with this book. They are all included on a bonus DVD--so you can locate, review and print them out in a matter of seconds. The companion DVD contains NHTSA studies, articles and visual detection videos. Book Topics Include: * Types of DUI, Role of the Motor Vehicle Division, Pre-trial investigation, DWI investigations, Driving behavior, Field sobriety testing, Drug recognition, Chemical testing for alcohol and drugs, Blood alcohol calculations, Use of expert witnesses, Pre-trial motions, Plea offers, Revised sentencing charts, DUI jury trial information, Client relations, Ethics and advertising DVD topics include: USDOT Drugs That Impair Driving student manual and teacher manual, USDOT DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing student manual and teacher manual, SFST validation studies, USDOT SFST Refresher Training Course student manual and teacher manual, MVD court abstracts, NHTSA The Detection of DWI Motorcyclists brochure, NHTSA Use of Sobriety Checkpoints for DUI article, NHTSA driving and blood alcohol concentration studies, NHTSA visual detection videos Bob Battle, Richmond, Virginia, DUI and reckless driving/speeding lawyer, may be the most appropriately named lawyer in Virginia. Bob devotes 100 percent of his practice to serious traffic defense and criminal litigation in state and federal courts. His aggressive and effective representation of individuals keeps him in court almost every day throughout the Richmond, Virginia, area, especially the City of Richmond, and Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, New Kent, Caroline, Dinwiddie and Greensville Counties. Bob Battle is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell, their highest rating for legal ability (PreeminentTM 5.0 out of 5) and ethical standards. Bob was the first DUI and reckless driving lawyer in the Richmond, Virginia, area to be rated Superb 10.0 out of 10 by Avvo.com. James Nesci is a 1994 graduate of the University of Arizona College of Law and is a partner in the firm Nesci & St. Louis, P.L.L.C. where, in addition to writing books on DUI defense, he works on large-scale challenges to DUI laws and investigatory techniques. Mr. Nesci is AV-Rated® by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named one of The Best Lawyers in America® for 2010. In 1999 Mr. Nesci became a Sustaining Member of the National College for DUI Defense. In 2001, he was Board Certified by the National College for DUI Defense, Inc. He is the only Board Certified attorney in the State of Arizona and one of less than fifty in the nation (as of January 2011). Board Certification is recognized by the American Bar Association. In 2006, he was appointed Regent of the National College for DUI Defense. He was formerly the chair of the Curriculum Committee for the NCDD, is a member of the Long-Range Planning Committee and often serves as an oral argument judge for the Board Certification Committee. Used Book in Good Condition