This is why you should never take the Field Sobriety Tests. The police do them wrong almost every time, and never in your favor. Here's an example. This is a typical recent arrest in Sarasota County. The test in the video is the "Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test." It is supposed to see if your...
Driving under the influence of Ambien is legal in Florida.
The Summer Session of the National College for DUI Defense features the rock stars of American law and science.
Florida is going to be voting this fall on a measure known as Amendment 2, which would legalize medical marijuana. If approved, the measure would make Florida the 22nd state to legalize marijuana, either for medical or recreational uses. In fact, the issue promises to become part of the Novembe...
Government uses junk science to push for lower legal blood alcohol levels.
Recently, Tom was a guest of Susan Nilon on the Nilon Report on WSRQ, 1220 AM in Sarasota. He was there to talk about drinking and driving and to promote his book, The Drinker's Guide to Driving: The Secrets of DUI from One of America's Top DUI Lawyers. The link to the audio is here
Despite my apathy about what happens to Justin Bieber, some people seem to care about him. Over 100,000 people have signed a petition on the “We the People” website for the deportation of the teen pop star. That is not going to happen, and for good reason. The science just does not support the d...
The Different Types of Court Dates in Your DUI Case By Tom Hudson As your DUI case progresses, there are generally three types of court appearances before it becomes time for a trial. They are Pretrial Conferences, Motion Hearings and Docket Soundings.1. Pretrial Conferences--PTC's are purely h...
Board Certification as a DUI Specialist by the National College for DUI Defense. Formal NHTSA Certification as an Instructor of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests given by police in DUI cases. Formal training as a NHTSA Drug Recognition Evaluator. ("Drug Evaluation & Classification") Formal training to operate the Intoxilyzer 8000, Florida's official breath test instrument. Extensive experience in teaching other attorneys how to handle DUI cases. Hundreds of jury trials both as defense lawyer and as prosecutor.