Ciccarelli Law Offices is a Chester County PA DUI Law firm consisting of Chester County based DUI criminal attorneys defending clients living or charged in Chester County Pennsylvania with DUI, DUI arrest, Drunk Driving, DUI – DUS, DUI suspensions, first, second, third and fourth offenses of DUI, DUI aggravated assault and DUI vehicular homicide. We have four convenient Chester County locations including West Chester, Kennett Square, Exton and Coatesville PA and serving Paoli, Phoenixville, Downingtown, Malvern, Honey Brook, Parkesburg, Oxford, Berwyn and Devon. In addition to Chester County, we also serve Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties with locations in Springfield, Wayne, King of Prussia, Plymouth Meeting, Lancaster and Philadelphia. Disclaimer. Ciccarelli Law Offices.
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Chemical Testing in Chester County Pennsylvania
The Chester County district attorney in your Pennsylvania DUI case will use the blood or breath test you took as a key piece of evidence against you. But a blood or breath test can be effectively challenged. The Chester County Pennsylvania DUI attorneys of Ciccarelli Law Offices will thoroughly evaluate your chemical test results to determine the most promising challenges.
Members of the Chester County District attorney’s office often present chemical tests in Pennsylvania DUI cases as ironclad evidence of drunk driving, but they aren't always accurate. There are documented problems with every type of chemical test used in drunk driving cases, including roadside breath tests (also called PAS or PBT tests), stationhouse breath tests, blood tests, and urine tests.
Chemical tests used in driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) cases can be even more fraught with error. Drug tests search for metabolites in your blood or urine, not the drugs themselves. Because of the amount of time that many drugs remain in the body, a blood or urine test can show the presence of drugs in your system long after the effects of the drug have worn off. Fortunately, this allows your Pennsylvania DUI lawyer to challenge this evidence, because it may be difficult for the district attorney to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you were driving with a prohibited level of a drug in your system.
Pennsylvania has an implied consent law, meaning that merely by driving in the state; you have automatically agreed to submit to a chemical test if arrested for drunk driving. If you refuse to take a chemical test after a lawful Pennsylvania DUI arrest, you face harsh consequences.
If you took a chemical test that showed a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 percent or greater, you may fear that a drunk driving conviction is inevitable, but that may not be true. The West Chester Pennsylvania DUI attorney of Ciccarelli Law Offices will challenge your chemical test and attempt to create reasonable doubt as to your alleged guilt.
If you're like many drivers arrested for Chester County Pennsylvania DUI, you may be tempted to plead guilty just to put the experience behind you. That's completely understandable, but you should know that there may be excellent reasons to fight your case. To learn more about aggressive defenses to DUI charges, please contact the Chester County Pennsylvania DUI attorneys at Ciccarelli Law Offices today for a free consultation.
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Contact Lee Ciccarelli and the Ciccarelli Law Offices Criminal Defense Team to discuss your problem, to confidentially and professionally discuss the dui, drunk driving or driving while intoxicated charges, arrest, and legal issues facing you and your family. We have an attorney on call 24/7. Contact us on line or by phone at (610) 692-8700 for a free consultation at one of our Chester County locations.