Leverage NHTSA standards to expose errors in DUI investigations and enhance defense strategies.
Successful DUI defense hinges on understanding how officers are trained and identifying deviations from standardized procedures. This course explores the 14 NHTSA police training manuals used nationwide, providing attorneys with the tools to analyze DUI cases, cross-examine officers, and challenge sobriety test results. Participants will learn how to use these manuals as a reference in court, forcing officers to testify according to their training—or risk damaging their credibility. Ideal for DUI defense attorneys, legal professionals, and forensic experts, this course equips attendees with strategies to dismantle flawed DUI investigations.
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Dave Cox is the Founder and President of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys and he investigates criminal cases and is an Expert DUI Defense Analyst and Consultant. Dave is a decorated former police officer and he devoted most of his time as a police officer to DUI enforcement. He has performed the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests on thousands of people. Dave arrested over 1,000 people for DUI throughout his career, with over 200 arrests for DUI - Drugs. He was named the 2003 State DUI Enforcement Officer of the Year. Dave has personally trained thousands of attorneys across the United States. This includes Defense Attorneys, Prosecutors, Judges, and Police Officers. Dave has taught approximately 800 Continuing Legal Education Course across the United States and they have been consistently rated by attending attorneys as one of the best DUI Continuing Legal Educations Courses in the country. Dave has received many requests to hold special training courses for Judges, Police Officers, Prosecutors, and Defense Attorneys in various parts of the country and he has spoken as a guest presenter at national CLE events. Dave was trained as a certified Drug Recognition Expert. He was certified in the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and was also trained as a certified operator of both the Intoxilyzer 5000 and the Intoxilyzer 8000. Dave has also received training, from a breath testing expert, on each of the commonly used breath testing machines. Dave was a regular speaker at Victim Impact Panels and taught DUI Detection classes at the Citizen’s Police Academy. Dave testified in hundreds of DUI trials and hearings as an officer and has testified many times as a DUI Defense Expert. Dave is the author of How to Fight a DUI Arrest and he now consults with and assists attorneys across the United States in effectively and efficiently investigating, preparing, and defending DUI cases.
