MEDICAL FACTORS KNOWN TO INVALIDATE SFST TEST RESULTS:

Neuromuscular Disorders

Medical conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, ALS, Seizure Disorder, Neuropathic pain, Epilepsy, etc. are well known in the forensic criminal and toxicology forensic experts field to potentially interfere with field sobriety and coordination exercises, often effecting false SFST results.

Metabolic Disorders

Diseases such as Diabetes Mellitus, Cushings Syndrome, Addisons Disease, Morbid Obesity, Gout and related disorders commonly skew SFST and chemical BAC test results. If you have been diagnosed with any of these conditions and charged with DUI, you should contact a specialized DUI defense attorney as soon as possible. Defendants suffering from these diseases are subject to a risk of being falsely accused of DUI.

Blood Disorders

Conditions including anemia, dehydration, cerebral or pulmonary emboli, et al, are all documented diseases proven to skew field sobriety testing results.

Attention Deficit Disorder and Chronic Pain

Pre-existing, documented conditions that interfere with a person's acuity and concentration abilities are obviously underlying causes of inaccurate text results, especially examinations that involve divided attention drills.

Autoimmune Diseases

Persons who been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Electrolyte disturbances, and even Irritable Bowel Syndrome will be affected by their symptoms under SFST examination.

Psychiatric Disorders

Persons suffering from psychiatric and psychological disorders such as Bipolar l and ll, manic depression, Psychosis Schizophrenia / Psychosis, Major Depressive Disorder, Suicidal ideation, and Paranoia are prone to perform unpredictably on field sobriety tests, and may produce false positives for impairment.

Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Deviancies & False Positives Caused By:

• Multiple Sclerosiss
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Sleep Disorders
• Gout, Arthritis
• Meniere's Disease
• Cochlear Defects
• Chronic and Acute Pain

* Many other medical conditions can produce false positives for DUI and DUID. Call us for a personal and confidential consultation at no charge.

SFST FACTS:

SFSTs do not measure alcohol level and (NHTSA validation studies are clear) they do not measure impairment. SFSTs measure coordination.

DEMONSTRATIVE EXCERPT FROM A POLICE OFFICER'S GUIDE TO DWI TRIALS:

Always demonstrate how you conducted field sobriety evaluations. If the prosecutor forgets to ask you to come off the witness stand to demonstrate, suggest that it will aid your testimony. Be certain, however, that you can do in court all the evaluations you asked the defendant to perform at the time of the arrest. Obviously, if you cannot do them, the jury will not expect the defendant to have done them properly.

Enough said about the functionality and practicality of SFST's: The manual itself implies that a sober police officer may be unlikely to perform the roadside gymnastics in front of the jury.