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FST refusal admissible as substantive evidence of guilt in felony DUI trial.

By Vernon Smith on May 06, 2014 | 0 Comments

State v. Mecham, CoA 69613-I holds that FST refusal is admissible at trial as substantive evidence of guilt. Court rejected 4th Amendment and Art. I, Section 7 arguments, finding FTSs permissible under Terry exception to warrant requirement!

Vernon Smith

I have been defending those accused of DUIs for most of my 27 year career in the law, first as a public defender and since ‘91 in private practice. I am not only one of the founding members of the National College for DUI Defense, but I am also one of the first lawyers in the nation to be Board Certified in DUI defense by that organization.*

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Vernon A. Smith, Attorney at Law

I have been defending those accused of DUIs for most of my 20 plus year career in the law, first as a public defender and since ‘91 in private practice. I am not only one of the founding members of the National College for DUI Defense, but I am also one of the first lawyers in the nation to be Board Certified in DUI defense by that organization.

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